Pet Pals: Marco Polo's Code
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| Italian | Cuccioli - Il codice di Marco Polo |
| Directed by | Sergio Manfio Francesco Manfio |
| Screenplay by | Sergio Manfio Francesco Manfio Anna Manfio |
| Music by | Lorenzo Tomio Sergio Manfio |
Production company | Gruppo Alcuni |
| Distributed by | 01 Distribution (Italy) Alfa Pictures (Spain)[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | Italy Spain[1] |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | $1,854,941 |
Pet Pals: Marco Polo's Code (Italian: Cuccioli - Il codice di Marco Polo), also released simply as Pet Pals,[2] is a 2010 animated children's film directed by Sergio Manfio and Francesco Manfio, from a screenplay by Sergio, Francesco and Anna Manfio.[3][4] Produced by Gruppo Alcuni, Marco Polo's Code is based on the Pet Pals animated children's television series.[5] It was released in Italian cinemas on 22 January 2010.[4] A sequel, titled Pet Pals in Windland, was released on 27 March 2014.[6]
Premise
[edit]The Pet Pals, armed with a hint of magic, must combine their strengths when the evil Crow Witch tries to drain the canals of Venice.
Voice cast
[edit]Original version:[7]
- Monica Ward as Olly (Holly)
- Laura Lenghi as Diva
- Paolo Lombardi as Portatile (Moby)
- Edoardo Nevola as Cilindro
- Gigi Rosa as Pio
- Paola Giannetti as Maga Cornacchia (the Crow Witch)
- Gerolamo Alchieri as Ambrogio
- Enrico Di Troia as Cuncun
- Franco Mannella as Canbaluc
- Pino Ammendola as Aldo
- Tiziana Avarista as Alda
- Mario Bombardieri as Bamba
- Luigi Ferraro as Rajim
The following is the voice cast of the English dubbed version:[8]
- David North as Moby
- Raphael Siary as Tophat
- Ashley Thrill as Diva and the Crow Witch
- Shannon Settlemyre as Holly
- Steve Rassin as Pio
- Marc Matney as Cuncun, Canbaluc and Ambrogio
- Steve Vernon as Aldo
- Michael Yeager as Rajim
Release
[edit]Pet Pals: Marco Polo's Code was released in Italian cinemas on 22 January 2010 by 01 Distribution. It had an opening gross of $456,236, grossing a total of $994,776. The film was released in Spain on 18 May 2012, and opened with $239,588 for a total gross of $857,407, contributing to its worldwide box office gross of $1,854,941.[9]
Sequel
[edit]A sequel, Pet Pals in Windland, was released on 27 March 2014. It was a co-production between Gruppo Alcuni and LuxAnimation.[6][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cuccioli: Il codice di Marco Polo". Lumiere. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Costello, Brian. "Pet Pals". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Frigo, Antonio (23 January 2010). "«Cuccioli» è subito un successo" ["Pet Pals" is an instant success]. La Tribuna di Treviso (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Pet Pals: Marco Polo's Code (Cuccioli e il Codice di Marco Polo)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Martina, Zambon (19 April 2010). "La bella fiaba degli Alcuni Così i «cuccioli» di Treviso conquistano Cartoonia" [The beautiful fairy tale of the Some So the 'Pet Pals' of Treviso conquer Toontown]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Cuccioli - Il paese del vento, la clip in esclusiva" [Pet Pals in Windland, exclusive clip]. Vanity Fair (in Italian). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Il codice Marco Polo". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian).
- ^ "Pet Pals: Marco Polo's Code". Behind The Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Pet Pals: Macro Polo's Code". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Cuccioli - Il paese del vento". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 November 2022.