The Adventures of Buratino (1976 film) the makers of "The Adventures of Buratino," including "About the Little Red Riding Hood" ("Ольга Береснева") in 1977. The Adventures of Buratino (1976 film) The Adventures of Buratino () is a Soviet children's musical film, made in 1975 at Belarusfilm. Directed by Leonid Nechayev, the film was an adaptation of "The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino" by Alexey Tolstoy in turn an adaptation of Italian novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi. Inna Vetkina wrote the screenplay for "The Adventures of Buratino", as well as several other films directed by Nechayev. The plot of the film follows
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night living puppet. The Emperor betrays Pinocchio, telling him that the freedom of choice gives him his power. Pinocchio turns on the Emperor and a blue aura – the light of the Good Fairy – surrounds him. The Emperor shoots bolts of flame at Pinocchio, but the blue light protects him as the ship catches fire. Pinocchio escapes with his friends while the Emperor shoots Puppetino in the back with a bolt of magic for his instant cowardice while he runs for his life. Puppetino turns into a lifeless puppet, and burns to death immediately after. The evil Emperor promises to