Mastro Geppetto is a poor carpenter with no wife and no children. The man is very lonely, and after trading a piece of wood with his colleague Mastro Ciliegia, decides to build himself a puppet to keep him company.
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Cast
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Andrea Balestri
Pinocchio
Also in
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Black Turin
Nino Manfredi
Geppetto
Known for
We All Loved Each Other So Much
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Gina Lollobrigida
Fata
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Bread, Love and Dreams
Domenico Santoro
Lucignolo
Also in
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Heart
Franco Franchi
Gatto
Known for
Kaos
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
Ciccio Ingrassia
Volpe
Known for
Amarcord
The Exorciccio
Zoe Incrocci
Lumaca
Also in
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Towards Evening
Lionel Stander
Mangiafoco
Known for
Cul-de-sac
Once Upon a Time in the West
Riccardo Billi
Omino di burro
Known for
The Marquis of Grillo
The Clowns
Ugo D'Alessio
Mastro Ciliegia
Known for
Don't Torture a Duckling
Bread and Chocolate
Bruno Bassi
Teodoro
Also in
The Adventures of Pinocchio
City of Demons
Renzo Montagnani
voce del tonno
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
My Friends Act II
Luigi Comencini Director · Suso Cecchi d'Amico Screenplay Carlo Collodi Author
First release December 21, 1972 · Produced in Germany, France, Italy · Languages German, Italian
Production
RAI
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Bavaria Film
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International Film Company (IFC)
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ORTF
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Germany · France · Italy
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Original title
Le avventure di Pinocchio
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
German · Italian
Release dates
Italy · December 21, 1972
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 22, 1975 · Theatrical
December 15, 2000 · Physical · DVD
November 29, 2011 · Digital · VOD
December 20, 2017 · Theatrical · Reprise
October 1, 2019 · Physical · Blu-Ray
April 6, 2021 · Digital · OCS
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