Underplayed Gems

Pinocchio (1967)

Pinocchio poster
Original title
Turlis Abenteuer
Directed by
Walter Beck
Genre
children's film
Country
German Democratic Republic
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
6
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A puppet boy comes to life and goes on adventures with animal friends and foes. He visits a land of toys where children get transformed into donkeys and must rescue them.

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What happens

Pinocchio (German: Turlis Abenteuer) is a color East German film produced by studio DEFA (Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft) and directed by Walter Beck. It was released on November 3, 1967, with an English version released in the US in February 1969. The film was based on the 1883 Italian novel The Adventures Of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi and closely reflects the original book. Except for the talking cricket who did not appear in the film, and this was the first adaptation where Pinocchio went back to the land of toys to free the children from the land of toys and rebell against it to prevent it from turning them into donkeys. The film is mainly live action but features Pinocchio played by a marionette with strings and the fox and cat or the children who are transformed into donkeys are dressed in costumes and with sets as if they are on stage. The American version maintains most of the original DEFA film, but changes out the songs for new English-language ones. This was the first DEFA film to feature a mix of both real actors and marionettes. The film's puppets were designed and played by the Spejbl and Hurvínek Marionette Theatre from Prague. The film's songs were sung by Roswitha Trexler and Manfred Krug, who also each voiced a character in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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