A production of "SOYUZMULTFILM" MOSCOW
CIPOLLINO
Based on the story by Gianni Rodari
Screenplay: Mstislav Pashchenko
Director: Boris Dyozhkin
Art director: Perch Sarkisyan Artist: Konstantin Karpov Composer: Karen Khachaturyan
Camera: Yelena Petrova Sound: Boris Filchikov
Script editor: Raisa Frichinskaya Ass. directors: L. Kovalevskaya, N. Mayorova, S. Kashcheyeva
Backgrounds: V. Valeryanova Lyrics: Vadim Korostylov Production director: F. Ivanov
Catch him! Grab him, he's a federal criminal!
He made an attempt on the life of His Highness!
Grab him!
Grab him! Grab him!
Catch him!
What happened, Cipollino?
Absolutely nothing,
uncle Grape!
Me and my father were just standing there and watching
Prince Lemon and his retinue
walking down the street.
I was pushed!
Then I trod right on the Prince's leg.
Aah..!
That's all.
How awful!
It serves him right!
Catch the bandit!
Find him immediately!
Have you found him? Have you caught him?
Catch him at once! And hang him!
Your Highness.
Your Highness, it was I...
I... trod on your leg.
You..?!
Get him!
Just think!
That old bandit Cipollone
wanted to stab His Highness with a dagger!
Nonsense!
The old villain had a machine gun in his pocket!
Not a machine gun... a cannon!
Fortunately, the criminal has been put behind bars.
Father!
Cipollino! My son...
Father.
They've put you in prison with criminals?
Oh no, all of us here are honest people.
So why were they put in jail?
You see, Prince Lemon does not get along with upstanding people.
Just bear it a little longer, father. I'll soon come back here with my friends,
and we'll free all of you!
Shh!
That is not so easy, son.
It would be better if you thought about your own future now.
Thank you, professor.
Don't look so sad, my lad. Come along with me...
I'll introduce you to my friends.
Why, you...! Tomato in a semolina porridge!
Sorry.
If you take a single brick, You won't feel fulfilled,
Because with one single brick No house can you build.
If you take a pair of bricks, Lay them side by side,
There will only be two walls - Not too nice inside.
If you take a lot of bricks, Five of them or so,
Then you'll have a splendid house. Where to find them, though?
Well, how are you, old man?
I brought a little gift for you.
Here, take this.
Oh..!
Oh, you bandit!
Thief!
Rebel!
You built a house on land owned by the Countess Cherry!
Leave at once! Scram!
Scram!
But Your Grace, Earl Cherry personally gave me permission.
Silence!
I'm confiscating this!
This home will be given to... a mean dog!
Get out of here! Scram, scram!
Robber!
Silence!
Robber? Where's the robber?
Show him to me!
Here you are, Your Grace!
Recognize him?
Oh, you little ne'er-do-well!
You'll pay dearly for these tears.
Now you know what it's like to mess with an onion!
You... You, Pumpkin! I warned you!
What happened, Cipollino?
YOUR SHOES SHINED - 10 LIRAS PER PERSON
SLEEPING LIQUID
Hello, Uncle Blueberry!
This is Pumpkin's house, Uncle Blueberry.
Keep it safe, please!
That sneaky Signor Tomato wants to take it away from Pumpkin.
Please.
I know that you've always been kindly disposed towards him,
and even once saved his life.
Remember? When a caterpillar climbed up into his collar?
Help him now, as you did then.
Well, all right!
Just make sure you don't tell anyone where you hid it!
Thank you, old chap!
Where's the house, I ask you?
You were ordered to guard it.
Worthless animal!
A hat you are, not a dog! Ugh!
Who could have stolen it?
Who?
Your Excellency! Your Excellency! Your Excellency!
Why the commotion, Tomato?
Pardon moi... but near the castle there's a gang of robbers!
Don't panic.
Valuable property has been stolen!
How terrible..! Aah!
Madame, stay calm!
Arrest them!
Cactus! Cactus!
Cactus!
Your Excellency, Cactus is here!
Cactus, where've you been?
Lock the gate!
Come back!
Immediately bring Earl Cherry back home!
Yes, Your Excellency.
Signor Cherry!
Cherry!
Your Excellency!
You were ordered to immediately return home.
Your aunts are out of sorts today. Both of them!
You could get into trouble...
That's all right, Cactus. I'm used to it.
Where do you keep running off to? Learn your lessons, lazybones! Quiet!
You must memorize this poem!
Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!
Civilians have no right to bear arms!
Off the streets!
A coded message?!
Off the streets!
Hurry up! Someone is waiting for me.
We need to catch another criminal!
Have you caught a lot?
Strange!
The shortest distance between two points
is a straight line.
Correct!.. Correct!
We know who you are.
You are Earl Cherry.
That's right... but what's your name?
Raddish.
And I'm Cipollino.
I've heard of you, too!
From whom?
From Signor Tomato.
He cursed you so much that I guessed at once that you are a very good boy.
Aah...
Well, that's good!
What a nice place!
Cherry, you're a good boy.
You know, I have to give you one very important task.
You must get the key.
You know, the key from the basement.
You see, my friends are there.
What's that?
Suspicious noises...
I must strengthen the castle's defence;
there are many prisoners underground.
Anything can happen...
Right, right, right..! Right!
Signor Count!
Cipollino!
Don't be angry, Signor Tomato!
They say that anger causes vitamin deficiency!
Cipollino!
Do not touch Cipollino, he is my friend.
Where's Radish? Call Radish!
It seems... that he has a fever!
Call a doctor at once!
Ach! More superfluous expenses...
Ah... Earl Cherry, congratulations on your recovery!
Cactus, where's Cipollino?
The key to the prison.
Cipollino!
Shh, come out quickly!
Shh!
Signor Tomato! Signor Tomato!
The arrestees have escaped!
Oh!
Hang! Arrest! Search!
We must immediately find and arrest the most important criminal:
Cipollino!
That's right, Your Highness!
For these puposes, you must call the famous detective named Carrot
and his famous dog, Hoover.
Take action!
Arrest!
Oh! They will completely ruin our garden!
Countess, please, don't disturb us. The soldiers are looking for adult criminals.
We must immediately leave for the border!
Yes, yes!
Where is Tomato?
Where is Strawberry?
Cherry!
Get ready to go at once!
I'll get you... we're leaving!
I'm not going anywhere!
I have friends here!
- Friends where? - What friends?
100,000 liras
Woof!
What's up with you, Carrot?
Madame, stay calm!
Cipollino!
Father!
My boy...
Ready... let's begin!
Allow me, Signor Boss...
...to congratulate you on the capture of the most important criminal!
Here you are!
Thank you, I'm in a hurry...
We must punish that rebel, Pumpkin,
and destroy his house!
Recently, our state revenues have decreased!
After we introduced a tax on the air,
you have begun to breathe less!
This is outrageous!
Silence!
In addition, we now introduce a new tax on precipitation!
For an ordinary rain, the tax is 100 liras!
For pouring rain, 200 liras!
For rain with thunder and lightning, 300 liras!
Silence!
Cipollino!
Father!
Stop! Stop!
And to conclude, one final thing!
To punish self-righteousness and revolt,
and to avoid further unrest,
Pumpkin's house shall be destroyed!
Stop! Stop! Stop!
Greedy, insatiable bandits!
You are ready to rob us of the shirts off our backs!
We will not let you have that house!
Get out! Get out of here!
Your Highness! Your Highness! Your...
Your Highness...
THE END translated by Zhurka75 & Niffiwan, 2022