Pinocchio (2002)


Pinocchio
GenreComedy, Family, Fantasy
CountryItaly
USA
Filming LocationsCastelfasi, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
LanguageItalian
Sound MixDolby Digital, SDDS, DTS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassChildren's Fantasy
Niche GenreChildren's/Family
ThemesToys Come to Life, Curses and Spells, Obsessive Quests, Fathers and Sons
TonesStylized, Fanciful, Humorous, Bittersweet
TagsArrest, Fairy, Fairytale, Puppet [doll], Ringmaster, Toy, Woodcarver
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Pinocchio is a 2002 live-action family film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni. The film is based on The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi with Benigni portraying Pinocchio. It was shot in Italy and Kalkara, Malta. The English voice actors were Breckin Meyer (Pinocchio), David Suchet (Geppetto), Glenn Close (Blue Fairy), John Cleese (The Talking Cricket), Cheech Marin (The Fox), Eddie Griffin (The Cat), Topher Grace (Leonardo/Lucignolo), Giacomo Gonnella (Carabiniere), James Belushi (Farmer), Eric Idle (Medoro), Sandro Dori (Medoro's Owner), Kevin James (Mangiafuoco/The Puppeteer), Regis Philbin (Ringmaster), and Queen Latifah (Dove). The actors Gonnella and Dori are natives of Italy.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Roberto Benigni
Pinocchio

Nicoletta Braschi
Blue Fairy

Carlo Giuffrè
Geppetto

Kim Rossi Stuart
Lucignolo

Peppe Barra
The Talking Cricket

Mino Bellei
Medoro

Max Cavallari
The Cat

Bruno Arena
The Fox

Luis Molteni
Omino di burro

Alessandro Bergonzoni
Ring Master

Corrado Pani
Giudice

Vincenzo Cerami
Man with the Mustache

Giorgio Ariani
Host of the Gambero Rosso

Tommaso Bianco
Pulcinella

Franco Iavarone
Mangiafuoco

Giorgio Noè
Boy

James Belushi
Farmer

John Cleese
The Talking Crickett

Glenn Close
Blue Fairy

Sandro Dori
Medoro's Owner

Giacomo Gonnella
Carabiniere

Topher Grace
Lucignolo - Leonardo

Eddie Griffin
The Cat

Eric Idle
Medoro

Kevin James
Mangiafuoco

Cheech Marin
The Fox

Breckin Meyer
Pinocchio

Regis Philbin
Ring Master

David Suchet
Geppetto

Director

Roberto Benigni
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Producer

Roberto Benigni
writer

Vincenzo Cerami
writer

Brendan Donnison
English adaptation

Gianluigi Braschi
producer

Mario Cotone
executive producer

Elda Ferri
producer

Original Music

Nicola Piovani
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Cinematographer

Dante Spinotti
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Editor

Simona Paggi
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Production Designer

Danilo Donati
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Art Director

Maurizio Sabatini
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Set Decorator

Diego Maria Giorgetti
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Costume Designer

Danilo Donati
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Makeup Department

Giusy Bovino
chief hair stylist

Vincenzo Mastrantonio
key makeup artist

Morag Ross
hair stylist: Nicoletta Braschi, makeup artist: Nicoletta Braschi

Maurizio Silvi
makeup designer

Production Manager

Giorgio Gallani
unit production manager

Giorgio Innocenti
unit production manager

Pietro Sassaroli
unit production manager

Michael Saxton
post-production supervisor

Malcolm Scerri-Ferrante
production manager: second unit, Malta

Simona Vescovi
unit production manager

Attilio Viti
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Filippo Fassetta
second assistant director: final month

Alberto Mangiante
assistant director

Barbara Pastrovich
second assistant director

Luigi Spoletini
assistant director

Art Department

Massimo Di Palma
blacksmith

Cosimo Gomez
set designer

Stefano Morbidelli
on-set dresser

Maria De Los Angeles Parrinello
storyboard artist

Alessandro Troso
assistant art director

Sound Department

Alessandro Boscolo
second boom operator

Piergiorgio De Luca
sound effects editor

Mark DeSimone
adr mixer: English version, sound: English version

Peter Gleaves
adr mixer

Marc Hayes
adr recordist

Tullio Morganti
sound

Roberto Moroni
sound re-recording mixer

Jamie Morris
transfer assistant

Fabrizio Palmisano
production sound mixer

Alessandro Pambianco
main boom operator

Harry Peck Bolles
adr editor

Nigel Stone
adr supervisor: English version

Fabio Venturi
sound engineer

Special Effects

Maurizio Corridori
special effects

Stefano Corridori
special effects technician

Thomas Pastor
lighting technical director

Kenneth Cassar
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Tricia Henry Ashford
visual effects producer

Tim Baxter
film recording

Nick Bedford
digital effects production assistant

Martin Body
lead rotoscope artist: Peerless Camera Co. Ltd.

Mike Connolly
senior digital compositor: Peerless Camera Company

Gregory Creaser
timing supervisor

Sergio Cremasco
colourist, film scanner supervisor

Enid Dalkoff
digital artist

John Paul Docherty
digital visual effects supervisor

Ferran Domenech
character animator and rigger

Ditch Doy
head of CG: Peerless Camera Co

Andy Fowler
visual effects producer

Fortunato Frattasio
digital compositor

Adam Gefen
digital compositor

Mitch Goldstrom
systems administrator: Digiscope

P.J. Harling
visual effects editor: in-house

Sean Hince
motion capture supervisor

Rob Hodgson
visual effects supervisor

Michael F. Hoover
digital artist

Marc Jouveneau
digital compositor

Diane Kingston
digital visual effects coordinator

Jason Knight
digital compositor

Alasdair MacCuish
digital lab producer: Framestore CFC

Matt Magnolia
visual effects coordinator: Peerless Camera Company

Sarah Marchant
senior digital compositor

Doug McCarthy
SFX elements

Steve McGee
visual effects

Kevin Phelan
film recording producer: Lip Sync Post

Ed Plant
digital compositor

Mike Pope
digital compositor

Brennan Prevatt
digital effects artist

Janet Quen
digital effects compositor

Paul Round
senior Inferno artist: Peerless Camera Co

Steve Shaw
digital intermediate colorist

Ippolito Simion
digital artist

Mark Spevick
digital effects artist

John Swinnerton
compositor

Marios Theodosi
Inferno artist

Arthur Windus
visual effects producer

Pat Wong
senior compositor

Ben Hicks
digital compositor

Duncan Robson
motion capture: Artem Digital Ltd.

Peter Tindall
model maker

Stunts

Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
stunts

Massimiliano Ubaldi
stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

Adolfo Bartoli
cinematographer: second unit

Adrian Borg Ghigo
assistant camera

Fabio Ciotto
assistant camera: plate unit

Claudio Del Gobbo
dolly grip

Massimiliano Dessena
best boy grip

Stefano Di Pasquali
grip

Sergio Faina
key rigging grip

Doriano Forti
rigging grip

Ian Kelly
video engineer

Simone Lucchetti
electrician

Marcostavros Maggi
clap loader, assistant camera

Giulio Magnolia
assistant camera

Duane Manwiller
director of photography: second unit, camera operator: "a" camera, Steadicam operator

Raffaele Massa
focus puller: "b" camera

Tommaso Mele
key grip

Frédéric North
pilot: camera helicopter

James Swanson
aerial director of photography

Giovanni Tancredi
electrician

Emiliano Topai
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Riccardo Umetelli
focus puller: "a" camera

Carlo Vinciguerra
gaffer

Steven Desbrow
helicopter camera operator

Animation Department

Andrea Adams
animator

Casting Department

David H. Kramer
adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Angela Anzimani
costumer

Alma Barbieri
workshop tailor

Jane Law
costumes: "Blue Fairy"

Claudio Manzi
assistant costume designer

Alessandra Torella
costume design assistant

Editorial Department

Giulia Maura
post-production coordinator

Kevin Phelan
film recording producer: Lip Sync Post

Carlo Simeoni
assistant editor

Giorgia Villa
assistant editor

Music Department

Angelo Giovagnoli
orchestra coordinator

Dave Tinsley
music editor

Aidan Zammit
musician: keyboards

Other Crew

Francesco Cotone
assistant art designer

Claudia Crocione
production assistant

Flavio De Simone
production assistant

Ivana Kastratovic
production coordinator

Gino Landi
choreographer

Nancy Seltzer
unit publicist

Francesco Sperandeo
production assistant

Production Company

Melampo Cinematografica
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Cecchi Gori Group
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Buena Vista International

Distributor

Medusa Distribuzione

Miramax Films

Asmik Ace Entertainment

Buena Vista International

Falcom Media

Filmcoopi Zürich

Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI)

RCV Film Distribution

RCV Film Distribution

RCV Film Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Gativideo
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Impuls Home Entertainment

Miramax Home Entertainment
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RCV Home Entertainment

Universum Film (UFA)

West
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Special Effects

Artem
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Peerless Camera Company

Miscellaneous

Artem Digital Ltd.
motion capture provided by

Virgin Records
soundtrack