The Adventures of Pinocchio
by Carlo Collodiliterary work· published 1883
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A wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief wants more than anything else to become a real boy.
Adaptations (7)
The Adventures of Pinocchio has been adapted 7 times, across television series and film, from 1960 to 2026. The most recent is Buratino (2026).
The New Adventures of Pinocchio1960 · television series · 5 min · IMDb ↗IMDb8.0The New Adventures of Pinocchio is an animated stop motion produced by Rankin-Bass and made by Dentsu Studios. Syndicated from 1960-61; 130 five-minute "chapters" were produced. These segments made up a series of five-chapter, 25-minute episodes.
The Erotic Adventures of Pinocchio1971 · film · 74 min · dir. Corey Allen · IMDb ↗IMDb3.7A bawdy burlesque version of the famous fairy tale, Geppeta is a frustrated and nubile young virgin. She carves Pinocchio as a gorgeous young hunk. Geppeta's fairy godmother magically transforms the young stud into a living man, who is quickly brought to work in the local whorehouse as a prize stud and exhibitionist.
Pinocchio1976 · film · 73 min · dir. Ron Field, Sid Smith · IMDb ↗IMDb5.9This musical adaptation of Pinocchio from 1976 features the incomparable talents of Danny Kaye, Sandy Duncan, Flip Wilson, and Clive Revill. Framed by the story of a young theater girl's desire to study and work apart from her father, the story of Pinocchio is presented as a subplay with the young girl as Pinocchio (Sandy Duncan) and her father as Geppetto (Danny Kaye). The famous Carlo Collodi story of a lonely woodcutter whose marionette comes to life is presented faithfully and engagingly.
Pinocchio2022 · film · 105 min · dir. Robert Zemeckis · IMDb ↗A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.
Pinocchio: Unstrung2026 · film · 82 min · dir. Rhys Frake-Waterfield · IMDb ↗IMDb7.6Influenced by a sinister Cricket and created by Geppetto, Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.
Buratino2026 · film · dir. Igor Voloshin · IMDb ↗A screen adaptation of the beloved international fairy tale by Alexei Tolstoy in a new way. The story of everyone's favorite hero Pinocchio, his dad Carlo and their friends, told with the help of modern life-action technologies.
