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Pinocchio

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I saw this movie as a child so many times I wore out not one, but two VHS tapes! I am so excited to finally own this musical on DVD because it is a favorite of mine and my brothers growing up. The colors and music in this video stayed with me for a dozen years.. I can still remember all the songs from my favorite kiddie movie! This is definitely a must for anyone with kids. It's a different twist on the classic Pinocchio, with real actors and plots twists for older kids and adults to enjoy. Like I said, a must see! Don't pass this up!

VCI Entertainment presents the wondrous new musical adaptation restored with all it's theatrical glory "PINOCCHIO" (1976) - Danny Kaye and Sandy Duncan (Dolby digitally remastered)...Under director Ron Field and Sid Smith, producer Bernard Rothman and Jack Wohl, based on the characters of Carlo Collodi, music composed by Billy Barnes, Film Editing by Jerry Greene, Costume Design by Bill Hargate, makeup by Stan Winston, Choreography by Ron Field...the cast include Danny Kaye (Geppetto), Sandy Duncan (Pinocchio), Clive Revill (Coachman), Gary Morgan (Candlewick), Liz Torres (Cat), Flip Wilson (Fox) . . . . . our story features two wonderful characters in childrens literature, bringing them to life is Danny Kaye as Geppetto and Sandy Duncan as Pinocchio...delightful film for the children and entire family featuring great music, dancing, singing in a story that is timeless...Sandy Duncan is just marvelous as the wooden puppet, and her papa the aging woodcarver Danny Kaye will steal your heart...it's a fulfilled hour of entertainment all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early features like this one.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. Danny Kaye (aka: David Daniel Kaminski)
Date of birth: 18 January 1913 - Brooklyn, New York
Date of death: 3 March 1987 - Los Angeles, California,
2. Sandy Duncan (aka: Sandra Kay Duncan)
Date of birth: 20 February 1946 - Henderson, Texas
Date of death: Still Living
3. Flip Wlson (aka: Clerow Wilson)
Date of birth: 8 December 1933 - Jersey City, New Jersey
Date of death: 25 November 1998 - Malibu, California

Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing the "Pinocchio" (1976), digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more of the same from the '50s,'60s and '70s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, stay tuned once again with a top notch film releases from VCI...so climb aboard and get ready for some classic theatrical musicals that only VCI Entertainment (King of the Serials) can deliver...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 78 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment 8451 ~ (10/24/2000)

It is a good movie for young elementary students. It was very good.

It was great seeing it again. It'd been more than thirty years since I last saw this film on CBS. I watched it in black and white because we couldn't afford color TVs back then but to see it now in bright colors is a more enjoyable experience. I wouldn't mind seeing this musical on broadway and I'm surprised they haven't done so already because the songs and performances were great. Sandy Duncan was adorable as Pinocchio and Danny Kaye was funny as both Geppetto and Stroganoff.

This movie was not what I thought it would be. Its quite good. Danny Kaye his here in his older years and everything you see in this movie is something that you have seen before. He plays 2 or more characters and pulls it off very well. The movie is kinda silly because it's on stage and is more for children than for grown ups. It just shows the classic tale of Pinocchio, how he becomes a real life boy and learns about life. This movie is worth buying and should be in every home, where a Danny Kaye fan is.

To make the excuse for the low-budget sets and special effects, this production decides to frame a story within a story by means of a traveling "third-rate" theatre company performing the play "Pinocchio." The TV video production would have been much better off sticking to the story of "Pinocchio" and giving up the ridiculous idea of the traveling theatre company sub-plot. By the TV production calling the theatre company "third-rate" does that mean that think that their own TV production is "third-rate"? Danny Kaye as Gepetto was anything but third rate! He knows how to deliver touching songs like "I'm Talking To Myself" composed by Billy Barnes. I believe that children would have understood and enjoyed the story more if they would have cast a child in the role of Pinocchio. Though Sandy Duncun did a great job, nothing can replace the magic of a real child. Taking in the whole TV production, I feel that "Pinocchio" is worth watching, though it would have looked better if only the fairy could have helped to edit the script.