Pinocchio (1968)

Directed by

Sid Smith

Genre

music, family, fantasy, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A musical TV adaptation of the classic story about a wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy. It follows Pinocchio as he has adventures and learns lessons about honesty and bravery.

musicalwhimsicalfamily-friendlynostalgiclightheartedfantasticalsentimental

What happens

Pinocchio is a 90-minute musical television film adaptation of Carlo Collodi's classic 1883 book. It aired on NBC on December 8, 1968, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame series. In the UK, it aired on BBC1 on Boxing Day 1969. Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman's Hermits, played Pinocchio and Burl Ives was cast as Mister Geppetto. Walter Marks wrote the songs, and the script was adapted by Ernest Kinoy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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