| Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | |
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| Directed by | Hal Sutherland |
| Written by | Robby London Barry O'Brien Dennis O'Flaherty |
| Based on | The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi |
| Produced by | Lou Scheimer |
| Starring | Ed Asner Lana Beeson Tom Bosley Linda Gary Scott Grimes Jonathan Harris James Earl Jones Rickie Lee Jones Don Knotts Frank Welker William Windom |
| Edited by | Rick Gehr Jeffrey C. Patch |
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Production company | |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[1] |
| Box office | $3 million[2] |
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night is a 1987 American animated fantasy adventure film that was released on December 25, 1987, by New World Pictures.[3] Created by Filmation,[4] the film was conceived as a sequel to the 1883 Italian classic novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, being set a year after Pinocchio became a real boy. It was also described by some as a "thinly-veiled" sequel to Disney's 1940 classic Pinocchio. Disney sued Filmation for copyright infringement, but Filmation won the lawsuit on the grounds that Collodi's work is in the public domain.[5]
The film received generally negative reviews from critics during its initial release and underperformed at the box office, costing $10 million but making $3.2 million in its entire run.
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