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During the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father’s expectations.
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Collection
Not in ACMI's collection
Credits
director
Guillermo del Toro
Mark Gustafson
editor
Holly Klein
Ken Schretzmann
producer
Alexander Bulkley
Corey Campodonico
Gary Ungar
Guillermo del Toro
Lisa Henson
production company
Double Dare You
ShadowMachine
The Jim Henson Company
production design
Curt Enderle
Guy Davis
Karla Castañeda
screenplay
Guillermo del Toro
Patrick McHale
Duration
01:57:00