Cipollino

Cipollino

1961 · 38 min · ★ 6.9 · Animation, Family, Fantasy

In a world inhabited by anthropomorphic produce, "Cipollino, the Onion Boy" fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable townsfolk by the fruit royalty (Prince Lemon and the overly proud Lord Tomato) in the garden kingdom.

Directed by Boris Dyozhkin · Written by Gianni Rodari

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