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title: 'Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hal Sutherland'
released: '1987-08-06'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pinocchio-and-the-emperor-of-the-night-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093743/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)

1987 · 87 min · Fantasy · United States


## Synopsis

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. Created by Filmation, 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 argued that Collodi's work is in the public domain. Ultimately, the case was settled out of court on terms that were kept confidential.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hal Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-sutherland)
- **Screenplay:** [Barry O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-o-brien), [Dennis O'Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-o-flaherty), [Robby London](https://cinepixo.com/people/robby-london)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Anthony Marinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-marinelli), [Barry Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-mann), [Steve Tyrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-tyrell), [Brian Banks](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-banks)
- **Producer:** [Lou Scheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-scheimer)
- **Editor:** [Jeffrey C. Patch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-c-patch)

## Cast

- [Scott Grimes](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-grimes)
- [William Windom](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-windom)
- [Tom Bosley](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-bosley)
- [Frank Welker](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-welker)
- [James Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-earl-jones)
- [Don Knotts](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-knotts)
- [Jonathan Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-harris)
- [Rickie Lee Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/rickie-lee-jones)
- [Ed Asner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-asner)

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