''I fratelli Dinamite'' (internationally released as ''The Dynamite Brothers'') is a
1949
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animation film
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directed by Nino and
Toni Pagot
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.
It is considered the first Italian feature-length animated film and the first Italian film in
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together with
La Rosa di Bagdad
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by
Anton Gino Domeneghini
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which was also released in 1949. The production of the film begun in 1942, and it was held back by a bombing that destroyed original drawings for the film.
The film premiered at the
10th Venice International Film Festival.
References
Further reading
* Roberto Della Torre, Marco Pagot, ''I fratelli Dinamite. Una storia molto animata'', Il Castoro, 2004. .
* Alice Basso, ''I fratelli dinamite. La storia, i giochi e i personaggi'', Il Castoro, 2004. .
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1949 films
Italian animated feature films
1949 animated films
1940s Italian-language films
1940s Italian films
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