The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a 1996 fantasy comedy family film, directed by Steve Barron and based on the original 1883 novel of the same name by Carlo Collodi. Barron collaborated with Sherry Mills, Tom Benedek and Barry Berman on the screenplay. It was an American, British, French, Czech, and German venture produced by New Line Cinema, The Kushner-Locke Company, Savoy Pictures, Pangaea Holdings and Twin Continental Films. It stars Martin Landau and Jonathan Taylor Thomas. It was a critical and commercial failure which led to the sequel, The New Adventures of Pinocchio, being released straight to video.
Plot
In 18th century in a forest, Italian woodcarver Geppetto carves a heart into a pine tree, expressing his secret love for a woman named Leona. Years later, Geppetto finds the remains of the tree and carves a marionette out of it, naming him Pinocchio. Due to the heart's magic, Pinocchio comes to life.
Cast
- Allan Kolman
- Anita Zagaria
- Bebe Neuwirth
- Brian May
- Claudia Vasekova
- Corey Carrier
- Daniela Tolkien
- David Doyle
- Dawn French
- Gary Martin
- Geneviève Bujold
- Griff Rhys Jones
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- Jan Slovák
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus
- Jean-Claude Drouot
- Jirí Patocka
- Joe Swash
- John Sessions
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas
- Justin Shirley-Smith
- Kevin Dorsey
- Lída Vlášková
- Lilian Malkina
- Marcello Magni
- Martin Landau
- Michael Gregory
- Pavel Kočí
- Peter Locke
- Richard Claxton
- Rob Schneider
- Spencer Proffer
- Teco Celio
- Udo Kier
- Václav Vydra
- Wilfred Benaïche
- Zdeněk Podhůrský