OcchioPinocchio

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OcchioPinocchio
Directed by Francesco Nuti
Written byUgo Chiti
Francesco Nuti
Giovanni Veronesi
Produced by Mario Cecchi Gori
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
StarringFrancesco Nuti
Chiara Caselli
Joss Ackland
Cinematography Maurizio Calvesi
Edited by Sergio Montanari
Music byGiovanni Nuti
Distributed by Variety Distribution
Release date
  • December 22, 1994 (1994-12-22)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Budget$10 million [1]
Box office$2 million (Italy) [1]

OcchioPinocchio (also Occhio Pinocchio) is a 1994 Italian fantasy comedy film directed by Francesco Nuti. [2] [3]

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Reception

The film underperformed compared to its budget and grossed $2 million against its $10 million budget. [1]

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