| Pinocchio in Outer Space | |
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| Directed by | Ray Goossens |
| Written by | Fred Ladd |
| Produced by | Fred Ladd Raymond Leblanc Norm Prescott Leonard J. Aronson |
| Starring | Arnold Stang Peter Lazer Jess Cain Conrad Jameson Mavis Mims Cliff Owens Minerva Pious Norman Rose |
| Cinematography | Fred Ladd |
| Edited by | Norm Prescott |
| Music by | Ray Goossens |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (USA) |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Countries | Belgium United States |
| Languages | English French |
Pinocchio in Outer Space is a 1965 animatedscience-fantasy film which setsCarlo Collodi'sPinocchio character on a rocketship adventure.[1] Peter Lazer performs the voice of Pinocchio. It was produced byRay Goossens atBelvision Studios, with American involvement fromNorm Prescott (Filmation) andFred Ladd. The film was released in the US byUniversal Pictures.
The French version was titledPinocchio dans l'espace and the Dutch version was known asPinocchio in de ruimte.
TheTalking Cricket character was not present in this production. Instead, Pinocchio's sidekick was Nurtle, an alien Twertle (voiced byArnold Stang), sent by his government to investigate an unusual increase of radiation onMars. Together they do battle against Astro, a marauding intergalactic whale who was seeking revenge after being abducted by a mysterious race ofMartians.
In 1965 the film was adapted into a comic strip by Willy Lateste, which was published inTintin.[2]
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