Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

A classic tale is reborn through the inspired imagination of cinematic dream-weaver Guillermo del Toro, directing alongside Mark Gustafson. Realized through boundary-pushing, breathtakingly intricate stop-motion animation, this dark rendering of the fable of the puppet boy and his maker—which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature—daringly transfers the story to Fascist Italy, where the irrepressible Pinocchio gradually learns what it means to be human through his experiences of war, death, and sacrifice. Featuring the voices of Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, and Christoph Waltz, this Pinocchio imbues the oft-told tale with a bold new resonance about living with courage and compassion.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Film Info

  • United States, Mexico
  • 2022
  • 117 minutes
  • Color
  • 1.85:1
  • English
  • Spine #1201

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • 4K digital master, supervised by directors Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Handcarved Cinema, a new documentary featuring del Toro, Gustafson, and cast and crew, including the film’s puppet creators, production designers, and animation supervisor
  • Directing Stop-Motion, a new program featuring del Toro and Gustafson
  • New conversation between del Toro and film critic Farran Smith Nehme
  • New interview with curator Ron Magliozzi on The Museum of Modern Art’s 2022 exhibition devoted to the film
  • New program on the eight rules of animation that informed the film’s production
  • Panel discussion featuring del Toro, Gustafson, production designer Guy Davis, composer Alexandre Desplat, and sound designer Scott Martin Gershin, moderated by filmmaker James Cameron
  • Conversation among del Toro, Gustafson, and author Neil Gaiman
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
  • PLUS: Essays by film critic Matt Zoller Seitz and author Cornelia Funke

    Cover by James Jean

Purchase Options

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • 4K digital master, supervised by directors Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Handcarved Cinema, a new documentary featuring del Toro, Gustafson, and cast and crew, including the film’s puppet creators, production designers, and animation supervisor
  • Directing Stop-Motion, a new program featuring del Toro and Gustafson
  • New conversation between del Toro and film critic Farran Smith Nehme
  • New interview with curator Ron Magliozzi on The Museum of Modern Art’s 2022 exhibition devoted to the film
  • New program on the eight rules of animation that informed the film’s production
  • Panel discussion featuring del Toro, Gustafson, production designer Guy Davis, composer Alexandre Desplat, and sound designer Scott Martin Gershin, moderated by filmmaker James Cameron
  • Conversation among del Toro, Gustafson, and author Neil Gaiman
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
  • PLUS: Essays by film critic Matt Zoller Seitz and author Cornelia Funke

    Cover by James Jean
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Cast
Gregory Mann
Pinocchio/Carlo
David Bradley
Geppetto
Ewan McGregor
Sebastian J. Cricket
Tilda Swinton
Wood sprite/Death
Ron Perlman
Podesta
Christoph Waltz
Count Volpe
Cate Blanchett
Spazzatura
Finn Wolfhard
Candlewick
Burn Gorman
Priest
John Turturro
Dottore
Tim Blake Nelson
Black Rabbits
Credits
Director
Guillermo del Toro
Director
Mark Gustafson
Produced by
Guillermo del Toro
Produced by
Lisa Henson
Produced by
Gary Ungar
Produced by
Alex Bulkley
Produced by
Corey Campodonico
Screenplay by
Guillermo del Toro
Screenplay by
Patrick McHale
Based on the book Pinocchio by
Carlo Collodi
Music and songs by
Alexandre Desplat
Lyrics by
Roeban Katz
Lyrics by
Guillermo del Toro
Lyrics by
Patrick McHale
Coproducer
Melanie Coombs
Coproducer
Gris Grimly
Coproducer
Blanca Lista
Director of character fabrication
Ian MacKinnon
Director of character fabrication
Peter Saunders
Director of character fabrication
Georgina Hayns
Director of photography
Frank Passingham
Production design by
Guy Davis
Production design by
Curt Enderle
Edited by
Ken Schretzmann
Edited by
Holly Klein
Animation supervisor
Brian Leif Hansen
Art director
Robert DeSue
Visual effects producer
Jeffrey Schaper
Visual effects supervisor
Aaron Weintraub
Sound design and supervision
Scott Martin Gershin
Rerecording mixer
Jon Taylor
Rerecording mixer
Frank A. Montaño
Casting by
Mary Hidalgo

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