1972

2h 15m

7.5(328 votes)

Fantasy

Drama

Family

Comedy

Overview

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 & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Andrea Balestri

Pinocchio

Nino Manfredi

Geppetto

Gina Lollobrigida

Fata

Domenico Santoro

Lucignolo

Franco Franchi

Gatto

Ciccio Ingrassia

Volpe

Zoe Incrocci

Lumaca

Lionel Stander

Mangiafoco

Riccardo Billi

Omino di burro

Ugo D'Alessio

Mastro Ciliegia

Creative team

Directed by: Luigi Comencini
Written by: Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Luigi Comencini

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