Mr. Rossi's Vacation

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Mr. Rossi's Vacation
Le vacanze del signor Rossi.JPG
Italian poster
Directed by Bruno Bozzetto
Written byBruno Bozzetto
Guido Manuli
Maurizio Nichetti
Produced byBruno Bozzetto
Starring Giuseppe Rinaldi
Gianfranco Mauri
Carlo Bonomi
Gianpaolo Rossi
Edited byGiancarlo Rossi
Music by Franco Godi
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)(Italy)
Running time
80 min
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Mr. Rossi's Vacation (Italian: Le vacanze del signor Rossi) is a 1978 traditionally animated Italian feature film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. It is the third and last film featuring Mr. Rossi.

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Plot

It's a story about Mr. Rossi and his dog who go on vacation and all the adventures they have, from being on a tyrannical farmer's farm and leading an animal revolt, to climbing the Andes, to heading to the beach and being serenaded by strange fish.

Cast

CharacterOriginalEnglish
Mr. Rossi Giuseppe Rinaldi Arthur Grosser
Gastone/HaroldGianfranco MauriUnknown
the purple sheepsGianpaolo Rossi
the good man
Barba di Rame/a watchdog of the cruncher

Additional Voices

English voice actor

The film was dubbed into English in the 1980s.

Home media

In the United States, the English dub version was released on VHS by Family Home Entertainment in 1985.

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