Pinocchio

2002, Fantasy/Kids & family, 1h 48m

55 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Roberto Benigni misfires wildly with this adaptation of Pinocchio, and the result is an unfunny, poorly-made, creepy vanity project. Read critic reviews

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A woodcarver creates a puppet (Roberto Benigni) that longs to become a real boy.

Cast & Crew

Roberto Benigni
Pinocchio
Nicoletta Braschi
The Blue Fairy
Mino Bellei
Medoro
Carlo Guiffrè
Geppetto
Peppe Barra
Grillo Parlante
Franco Javarone
Fire Eater
Max Cavallari
Fox
Bruno Arena
Cat
Corrado Pani
The Judge
Kim Rossi Stuart
Lucignolo
Luis Molteni
Butter Man
Alessandro Bergonzoni
Circus Master
Roberto Benigni
Director
Roberto Benigni
Screenwriter
Vincenzo Cerami
Screenwriter
Roberto Benigni
Producer
Carlo Collodi
Writer
Nicoletta Braschi
Producer
Elda Ferri
Producer
Gianluigi Braschi
Producer
Dante Spinotti
Cinematographer
Mario Cotone
Executive Producer
Nicola Piovani
Music
Simona Paggi
Film Editing
Danilo Donati
Production Design
Danilo Donati
Costume Design
Danilo Donati
Set Dresser
Tullio Morganti
Sound
Rob Hodgson
Special Effects
Rob Hodgson
Visual Effects
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Audience Reviews for Pinocchio

  • May 06, 2011
    Criative, strong and the best Pinocchio film that I ver saw.
    Lucas M Super Reviewer
  • Nov 27, 2009
    This is not the Disney movie, but rather the 2002 Italian version made by Roberto Benigni. This was savaged in its initial run because of the daft decision to release it in a dubbed version that didn?t even have Benigni doing the voice over. I watched the subtitled version, but this really is still a pretty flawed movie without the dubbing. To the movie?s credit, the production design is quite good and as a whole this is a good visual movie. The story is meant to be a lot closer to the original book, which means there are a lot of, shall we say eccentric, bits of fairy tale silliness throughout. There was something good to be salvaged here but what scuttles the movie is the decision to cast Benigni, a fifty year old man, in the title role; there?s just something creepy about that. It also doesn?t help the Benigni does nothing to make it look like he?s made of wood.
    MJS M Super Reviewer
  • Sep 11, 2007
    Ew. This movie sucked in Italian and the dubbing on the English version was horrible!
    Sunil J Super Reviewer
  • Aug 03, 2007
    Gosh, what a piece of pretentious guffaw-inducing celluloid. Benigni doesn't fit the Pinocchio role well. He's not cute or funny - he's a bit of a buffoon. There's no magic here; move along!
    Lafe F Super Reviewer
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