---
title: 'The Great Pumpkin (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Francesca Archibugi'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-pumpkin-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107040/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Pumpkin (1993)

1993 · 100 min · Drama, Family · France, Italy

Original title: Il grande cocomero

## Synopsis

The Great Pumpkin is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Francesca Archibugi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, and selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film focuses on Valentina, a young girl, sent to a psychiatric clinic.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Francesca Archibugi](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesca-archibugi)
- **Screenplay:** [Francesca Archibugi](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesca-archibugi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roberto Gatto](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-gatto), [Battista Lena](https://cinepixo.com/people/battista-lena)
- **Producer:** [Fulvio Lucisano](https://cinepixo.com/people/fulvio-lucisano), [Leo Pescarolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-pescarolo)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paolo Carnera](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-carnera)
- **Editor:** [Roberto Missiroli](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-missiroli)

## Cast

- [Laura Betti](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-betti)
- [Alessia Fugardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessia-fugardi)
- [Victor Cavallo](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-cavallo)
- [Sergio Castellitto](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-castellitto)
- [Giacomo Ciarrapico](https://cinepixo.com/people/giacomo-ciarrapico)
- [Maria Consagra](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-consagra)
- [Anna Galiena](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-galiena)
- [Raffaele Vannoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/raffaele-vannoli)
- [Gigi Reder](https://cinepixo.com/people/gigi-reder)
- [Silvio Vannucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/silvio-vannucci)
- [Lidia Broccolino](https://cinepixo.com/people/lidia-broccolino)
- [Armando De Razza](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-de-razza)
- [Alessandra Panelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandra-panelli)

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