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Pinocchio

Based on	The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
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
Country 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 (2008-11-01) – 2 November 2008 (2008-11-02)

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 November 1 and 2, 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
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

References

Staff, T. H. R. (24 September 2007). "Hoskins carved into 'Pinocchio'".

External links

Pinocchio at IMDb

v t e Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio
Characters	Pinocchio Candlewick The Coachman Fairy with Turquoise Hair The Fox and the Cat Geppetto The Green Fisherman Mangiafuoco Talking Cricket (Jiminy Cricket) The Terrible Dogfish
Films	The Adventures of Pinocchio (1911) The Adventures of Pinocchio (1936; unfinished) Pinocchio (1940) Pinocchio in Outer Space (1965) Pinocchio (1967) Pinocchio (1968) The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972) The Adventures of Buratino (1975) Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) The Magic Riddle (1991) The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) Pinocchio's Revenge (1996) The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999) Geppetto (2000) Shrek (2001) Pinocchio (2002) Pinocchio 3000 (2004) Shrek 2 (2004) Shrek the Third (2007) Shrek Forever After (2010) Pinocchio (2012) Pinocchio (2019) Pinocchio: A True Story (2021) Pinocchio (2022; live-action) Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) Pinocchio: Unstrung (2025)
Television	Pinocchio (1957 TV musical) The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1960) Pinocchio: The Series (1972 anime series) The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972 miniseries) Pinocchio (1976 TV musical) Piccolino no Bōken (1976) Pinocchio's Christmas (1980) Pinocchio (2008 TV film) Scared Shrekless (2010) Once Upon a Time (2011–2018) Pinocchio (2014 TV series)
Disney music	Soundtrack (1940) "When You Wish Upon a Star" "Give a Little Whistle" "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee" "I've Got No Strings" Soundtrack (2022)
Stage	The Adventures of Pinocchio (Dove opera) Disney's My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale (2006) Pinocchio (2017 play) Pinocchio (Boesmans opera)
Other media	The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Buratino (novel) Pinocchio's Daring Journey (attraction) Disney's Pinocchio (video game) Pinocchio (Fables comics) When You Wish Upon A Star: A Twisted Tale (novel) Lies of P (video game)
Related	Catchfools Land of Toys Pinocchio paradox The Twisted Childhood Universe Fontana a Pinocchio Pinobee: Wings of Adventure A.I. Artificial Intelligence A Tree of Palme Hinokio Pistachio – The Little Boy That Woodn't

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