Pet Pals: Marco Polo's Code

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Pet Pals: Marco Polo's Code
Italian Cuccioli - Il codice di Marco Polo
Directed bySergio Manfio
Francesco Manfio
Screenplay bySergio Manfio
Francesco Manfio
Anna Manfio
Music byLorenzo Tomio
Sergio Manfio
Production
company
Gruppo Alcuni
Distributed by 01 Distribution
Release date
  • 22 January 2010 (2010-01-22)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office$1,854,941

Pet Pals: Marco Polo's Code (Italian : Cuccioli - Il codice di Marco Polo), also released simply as Pet Pals, [1] is a 2010 Italian 3D computer-animated children's film directed by Sergio Manfio and Francesco Manfio, from a screenplay by Sergio, Francesco and Anna Manfio. [2] [3] Produced by Gruppo Alcuni, Marco Polo's Code is based on the Pet Pals animated children's television series. [4] It was released in Italian cinemas on 22 January 2010. [3] A sequel, titled Pet Pals in Windland , was released on 27 March 2014. [5]

Contents

Premise

The Pet Pals, armed with a hint of magic, must combine their strengths when the evil Crow Witch tries to drain the canals of Venice.

Voice cast

The following is the voice cast of the English dubbed version: [6]

Release

Pet Pals: Marco Polo's Code was released in Italian cinemas on 22 January 2010 by 01 Distribution. It had an opening gross of $456,236, grossing a total of $994,776. The film was released in Spain on 18 May 2012, and opened with $239,588 for a total gross of $857,407, contributing to its worldwide box office gross of $1,854,941. [7]

Sequel

A sequel, Pet Pals in Windland , was released on 27 March 2014. It was a co-production between Gruppo Alcuni and LuxAnimation. [5] [8]

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