The Adventures of Pinocchio Collodi's time, an innovation in the 19th century. Thus in content and style it was new and modern, opening the way to many writers of the following century. Collodi, who died in 1890, was respected during his lifetime as a talented writer and social commentator, and his fame continued to grow when "Pinocchio" was first translated into English by Mary Alice Murray in 1892, whose translation was added to the widely read Everyman's Library in 1911. Other well regarded English translations include the 1926 translation by Carol Della Chiesa, and the 1986 bilingual edition by Nicolas J. Perella. Creator Carlo
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film) talking cricket. However Shawn's voice as Pepe can still be heard in the trailer for the film and he is even credited in the trailer. Rachel Portman's score features saxophone solos by David Roach. "The Adventures of Pinocchio" was made on a budget of $25 million. The film had a poor performance in the United States, opening at #8 on its first week, then grossing $15,094,530 at the box office. Critically, the film received a "rotten" 27% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. On the television review series "Siskel & Ebert", Roger Ebert expressed disappointment with the film, while Gene Siskel praised