Chipollino (film)

Chipollino (Russian: Чиполлино) is a 1972 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Tamara Lisitsian. The film is also known as Cipollino (International informal title and English / Italian title).

Chipollino
Directed by	Tamara Lisitsian
Produced by	Valery Gandrabura
Written by	Felix Krivin (dialogue) Tamara Lisitsian(dialogue and screenplay) Samuil Marshak (dialogue and screenplay) Gianni Rodari (novel and screenplay)
Starring	Aleksandr Yelistratov Vladimir Basov Rina Zelyonaya
Narrated by	Gianni Rodari
Music by	Vladislav Kazenin
Cinematography	Dmitri Korzhikhin
Edited by	Olga Etenko
Production company	Mosfilm
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

Residents of the village where the Chipollino boy-onion live, gathered in the market square for a solemn meeting with Prince Lemon, who had come to them. In a crush that arose from a large number of people gathered, Cipollino's father Cipollone, accidentally stepped on the prince's leg and was imprisoned, like a rebel and troublemaker.

Cast

• Gianni Rodari as Storyteller
• Aleksandr Yelistratov as Chipollino
• Vladimir Basov as Prince Lemon
• Rina Zelyonaya as Countess Cherry
• Aleksandra Panova as Countess Cherry
• Vitaly Kerdimun as Viscount Cherry
• Nadir Malishevsky as Lord Tomato before the earthquake
• Vladimir Belokurov as Lord Tomato after the earthquake
• Georgiy Vitsin as Lawyer Pea
• Roman Tkachuk as Mastino
• Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Chief of staff
• Georgi Georgiu as Patison
• Rudolf Rudin as Mr. Carotino
• Aleksei Smirnov as Cipollone
• Natalya Krachkovskaya as Cipolla
• Viktor Bajkov as Mr. Squash
• Yevgenia Melnikova as Mrs. Pumpkin
• Viktor Kolpakov as Master Raisin
• Anatoly Kubatsky as Aubergine
• Pavel Vinnik as Pear
• Maryana Smirnova as Strawberry
• Yekaterina Mojseyenko as Strawberry
• Yekaterina Semochkina as Radish
• Maria Vinogradova as town-dweller

External links

• Chipollino on IMDb