Pinocchio

Pinocchio (1968)

Pinocchio is a musical version of the story that aired in the United States on NBC, with pop star Peter Noone playing the puppet.

Date of release
1968-12-08
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Music, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
Director
Sid Smith

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Adventures of Pinocchio

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.

Production

Before filming began, Geppetto was initially to be portrayed by Art Carney.

Pinocchio was recorded on videotape at NBC's Brooklyn Studio.

Noone was fitted with a fake nose that initially was problematic for the production staff. Richard Lewine, the show's producer, described the problem to TV Guide:

"Since we didn't want to cheat the audience out of seeing it grow, we hired Bil Baird to create one. Bil stood behind Pinocchio, out of camera range, holding the end of a rod that attached to the nose. When he pushed the rod, the nose, made from expandable material, lengthened. It worked beautifully," Lewine said.

"But when we went on camera, we discovered that you could see the separation between the fake nose and Peter's real one. Two hours of work with the make-up man solved the problem, but it was worrisome," he said.

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