Pinocchio is a 2002 live-action family film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni. The film is based on the original story developed by Carlo Collodi with Benigni portraying the main character.
It was shot in Italy and Kalkara, Malta. The great white shark that swallowed Geppetto and Pinocchio was in the 1883 original novel rather than a whale like in the 1940 Disney animated film. The English voice actors were Breckin Meyer (Pinocchio), David...
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Pinocchio is a 2002 live-action family film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni. The film is based on the original story developed by Carlo Collodi with Benigni portraying the main character.
It was shot in Italy and Kalkara, Malta. The great white shark that swallowed Geppetto and Pinocchio was in the 1883 original novel rather than a whale like in the 1940 Disney animated film. The English voice actors were Breckin Meyer (Pinocchio), David Suchet (Geppetto), Glenn Close (Blue Fairy), John Cleese (Talking Cricket), Cheech Marin (The Fox), Eddie Griffin (The Cat), Giacomo Gonnella (Carabiniere), James Belushi (Farmer), Eric Idle (Medoro), Sandro Dori (Medro's Owner), Kevin James (Mangiafuoco), Regis Philbin (Ringmaster), and Queen Latifah (Dove). The actors Gonnella and Dori are natives of Italy.
A magical log falls off a wagon and rolls through a medieval Italian town causing considerable damage and some injuries. It comes to rest in front of the house of Geppetto, a poor wood...
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