Pinocchio (1967 film)

Pinocchio
Directed by	Walter Beck Ron Merk (English version)
Written by	Walter Beck and Margot Beichler
Produced by	Ron Merk
Cinematography	Wolfgang Braumann and Gunter Haubold
Music by	Gerhard Wohlgemuth
Release date	1967 (1967)
Country	East Germany
Language	German

Pinocchio (German: Turlis Abenteuer) is an East German film. It was released on November 3, 1967. Released in the US in February 1969.

The film Is based on the novel by Carlo Collodi.

Summary

Papa Gepetto, a master carpenter, creates a wooden puppet which he names Pinocchio. Through the course of the story, the puppet begins to act lifelike, develops a mind of his own, and wishes to be a real boy. He even goes to school with real children, but is kidnapped and sold into slavery along with his friend Pippifax, so Pinocchio's creator/father embarks on a search for him. Pinocchio rescues his friends and himself from the clutches of the evil Stromboli, and rescues his father from the belly of a giant fish. In the end, Pinocchio gets his wish and turns into a real, flesh-and-blood boy.

Cast

• Gina Prescott puppet voice: Pinocchio and English dubbed by Pamelyn Ferdin as a boy, he is portrayed by Uwe Thielisch
• Martin Flörchinger: Papa Gepetto
• Alfred Müller: Stromboli
• Martin Hellberg: Arturo
• Vera Oelschlegel: Mirzilla the Fox
• Peter Pollatschek: Eusebius the Cat
• Marianne Wünscher: Euphrosina the Good Fairy
• Detlev Wolf: Pippifax (lampwick)
• Herwart Grosse: Mr. Lehrer, Schoolmaster
• Helmut Schreiber: Ringmaster
• Carola Zschockelt: Pudel
• Harald Popig: Malte
• Hans Hardt-Hardtloff: Karsten
• Jürgen Marten: A Father
• Detlef Salzseider: Thomas
• Andreas Nehring: Alfons
• Lutz Kruger: Eduard
• Heinz Müller: Konrad

External links

• Pinocchio at IMDb
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120106210300/http://www.kiddiematinee.com/p-pin67.html