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Director:
Writers:
Carlo Collodi (novel)
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Release Date:
26 July 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
A new angle on the classic tale... and that's no lie! more
Plot:
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Had it been made in Hollywood, it would have circled the world more (13 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Martin Landau ... Geppetto

Jonathan Taylor Thomas ... Pinocchio (voice)
Geneviève Bujold ... Leona

Udo Kier ... Lorenzini

Bebe Neuwirth ... Felinet

Rob Schneider ... Volpe

Corey Carrier ... Lampwick
Marcello Magni ... Pastry shop baker
Dawn French ... Baker's wife
Richard Claxton ... Saleo
Griff Rhys Jones ... Tino
John Sessions ... Professor
Jean-Claude Drouot ... Magistrate

Jean-Claude Dreyfus ... Foreman
Teco Celio ... Henchman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio
Die Legende von Pinocchio (Germany)
Pinocchio (France)
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Runtime:
Argentina:92 min | Germany:94 min | USA:96 min | France:92 min | Spain:90 min (DVD edition)
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2.35 : 1 more

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Trivia:
The villain, Lorenzini, played by Udo Kier, gets his name from the novel's author, Carlo Collodi, whose real surname was Lorenzini. more
Quotes:
[the ride on The Big One leads through a fountain of water, which the boys drink, including Pinocchio, but it leaks out of holes in his body]
Saleo: [to Pinocchio] Hey, Woody! You're leaking!
Lampwick: I guess some guys just can't hold their water.
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Had it been made in Hollywood, it would have circled the world, 16 May 2008
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Author: 3DSpecs from United Kingdom

Had this version of Pinnochio been made by a major Hollywood studio we would have had adverts on TV, all the major cinemas would have run it for weeks and we would never have heard the end of it. I saw this premiered at the Edinburgh Festival where the running time was listed as 180 minutes (so far as I can recall) and I thought we were half way through when in fact there were just 15 minutes to go. After the premier, it vanished from sight and I never heard nor saw any sign of it again. What a terrible waste. The film deserves better. My only disappointment was when the puppet turned into a chubby little boy but, after the excellent blending of animation with live action, this was a minor niggle. I found the film entertaining on several levels and strongly recommend it to film clubs and people with large screens - I suspect this is a film that does not work nearly so well on an average television set - a full-sized cinema or large Home Cinema system with surround sound is what it needs to do it justice.

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