The Adventures of Pinocchio (Italian: Le avventure di Pinocchio) is a 1972 Italian five-part miniseries directed by Luigi Comencini, which originally aired weekly on Rai 1 between April 8 and May 6, 1972. Based on Carlo Collodi's 1883 novel with the same name, the miniseries got a large critical success, and had an average of twenty-one and a half million viewers during its first airing. All the episodes together make up 280 minutes of runtime.
An extended cut of the series, totaling 360 minutes of runtime divided into six episodes, first aired in France on Première chaîne de l'ORTF between December 19 and December 31, 1972. Also, a 135-minute edit of the miniseries was released as a theatrical film in Italy on December 21, 1972, and later released in other countries.
Cast[]
Note: some of the actors (i.e. Lionel Stander) were dubbed in post-production in the original Italian.
| Character | Original Actor | Doppiatore | Dub Actor | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geppetto | Nino Manfredi | ¿? | ||
| The Cat | Franco Franchi | ¿? | ||
| The Fox | Ciccio Ingrassia | ¿? | ||
| Pinocchio | Andrea Balestri | ¿? | ||
| The Judge | Vittorio De Sica | ¿? | ||
| The Fairy | Gina Lollobrigida | ¿? | ||
| Maestro Cherry | Ugo D'Alessio | Riccardo Billi | ¿? | 1-2 |
| Fire-Eater | Lionel Stander | Antonio Guidi | ¿? | 2-3 |
| Doctors | Mario Scaccia | ¿? | ||
| Jacques Herlin | Stefano Satta Flores | ¿? | ||
| The Snail | Zoe Incrocci | ¿? | ||
| Melampo's Owner | Carlo Bagno | Antonio Guidi | ¿? | 4 |
| Faina | Nerina Montagnani | ¿? | ||
| Lampwick | Domenico Santoro | ¿? | ¿? | 4-6 |
| Washerwoman | Paola Natale | ¿? | ||
| Lampwick's Mother | Siria Betti | ¿? | ||
| Bricklayer | Ferdinando Murolo | ¿? | ||
| Schoolteacher | Luigi Leoni | ¿? | ||
| Boy | Brizio Montanaro | ¿? | ||
| The Coachman | Riccardo Billi | ¿? | ||
| Circus Director | Mario Adorf | ¿? | ||