Pinocchio (miniseries)
2008 film TV
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Pinocchio is a two-episode Italian-British miniseries directed by Alberto Sironi, based on the 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi and filmed in English. It first aired on the Italian channel Rai 1 on 1 and 2 November 2008.
| Pinocchio | |
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| Based on | |
| Written by | Ivan Cotroneo Carlo Mazzotta |
| Directed by | Alberto Sironi |
| Starring | Robbie Kay Bob Hoskins Luciana Littizzetto Alessandro Gassman Thomas Brodie-Sangster |
| Theme music composer | Jan A. P. Kaczmarek |
| Countries of origin | Italy United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Luca Bernabei |
| Cinematography | Antonello Geleng |
| Editors | David Yardley, Stefano Chierchié |
| Running time | 200 minutes |
| Production companies | Rai Fiction, Lux Vide, Power |
| Budget | €8 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rai 1 |
| Release | 1 November – 2 November 2008 |
The cast includes Robbie Kay as Pinocchio, Bob Hoskins as Geppetto, Luciana Littizzetto as a female Talking Cricket and Alessandro Gassman as Carlo Collodi. It was shot in Lazio and Tuscany, Italy.
Cast
- Bob Hoskins as Geppetto[1]
- Robbie Kay as Pinocchio
- Luciana Littizzetto (dubbed by Teresa Gallagher) as the Talking Cricket
- Margherita Buy as the teacher
- Violante Placido as The Fairy
- Joss Ackland as Mastro Ciliegia
- Thomas Sangster as Lampwick
- Toni Bertorelli (dubbed by Jimmy Hibbert) as The Fox
- Francesco Pannofino (dubbed by Rupert Degas) as The Cat
- Maurizio Donadoni (dubbed by Tim Bentinck) as Fire-Eater
- Bianca D'Amato (dubbed by Alison Dowling) as Elisa
- Alessandro Gassman (dubbed by Seán Barrett) as Carlo Collodi
- Steven Kynman as Harlequin
