The Magic World of Topo Gigio

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The Magic World of Topo Gigio
Le avventure di topo Gigio .jpg
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Directed byFederico Caldura
Luca De Rico
Written byFederico Caldura
Mario Faustinelli
Guido Stagnaro
Distributed by Columbia Pictures (United States) [1]
Release dates
  • 1961 (1961)(Italy)
  • 26 November 1965 (1965-11-26)(U.S.)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Magic World of Topo Gigio (Italian : Le avventure di topo Gigio) is a 1961 Italian family puppets film directed by Federico Caldura. It is also known as The Italian Mouse and The World of Topo Gigio. It was the first full-length feature film of the Topo Gigio Italian children's television series.

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  1. The Columbia Checklist: The Feature Films, Serials, Cartoons and Short Subjects of Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1922-1988. p. 202.