Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness
Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (in Italian Il signor Rossi cerca la felicità) is a 1976 traditionally animated Italian feature film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. It is the first feature film of Mr. Rossi.
Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness | |
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Directed by | Bruno Bozzetto |
Written by | Bruno Bozzetto Guido Manuli Maurizio Nichetti |
Produced by | Bruno Bozzetto |
Starring | Carlo Romano Gianfranco Mauri Grazia Pivetti Carlo Bonomi |
Edited by | Giancarlo Rossi |
Music by | Franco Godi |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 min |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Plot
Nothing is going right for Mr Rossi. A nutty, bumbling fairy comes to his "rescue", and gives him a magic whistle. By blowing it, Mr. Rossi and his dog Harold can travel through time. However, they are unable to escape trouble as they meet fire-breathing dragons, hungry Roman lions, scalp-happy Indians, and Robin Hood's deadly arrows. Eventually Mr. Rossi finds happiness at his home, in the present.
Distribution
The movie was distributed in Europe and had great success, especially in West Germany in 1976 and in Spain in 1983.
Exit date
International publication date | ||
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Country | Title | Date |
Italy | Il Signor Rossi cerca la felicità | 25 November 1976 |
United Kingdom | Mr. Rossi Looks For Happiness | 1976 |
France | Monsieur Rossi cherche le bonheur | 1976 |
Germany | Herr Rossi sucht das Glück | 4 March 1976 |
Spain | El señor Rossi busca la felicidad | 1983 |
Argentina | ? | |
Canada French |
M. Rossi et le sifflet magique | ? |
Denmark | Hr. Rossi søger lykke | ? |
Netherlands | De heer Rossi zoekt geluk | ? |
Portugal | O Sr. Rossi procura a felicidade | ? |
Brazil | ? | |
Azerbaijan | Mister Rossi xoşbəxtlik axtarır | ? |
Turkey | Bay Rossi Mutluluk Arıyor | ? |
Sweden | Signor Rossi söker lyckan | ? |
Finland | Herra Rossi onnea etsimässä | ? |
Iran | ایجاد آقای رُوسی دنبال شادی میگردد | ? |
Cast
Character | Original | English (2nd dubbing) |
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Mr. Rossi | Carlo Romano | Arthur Grosser |
Harold (Gastone in Italian) | Gianfranco Mauri | Vlasta Vrána |
Boss | Carlo Bonomi | Neil Shee |
All the characters | Unknown | |
Fairy Sicury (Fata in Italian) | Grazia Pivetti |
Additional voices (English, 2nd dubbing): Kathleen Fee
The two English version
The first dubbing was realized in the 1970s, was redubbed in the 1980s.[1]
Home Media
While the film was never released on DVD (except for an all-regions DVD released around somewhere in late 2000s to early 2010s(?),[2] during the 1980s, it was issued on VHS in the US by Family Home Entertainment.
References
- The dog of Mr. Rossi (in the first dubbing) is called with his original name Gastone. In the second dubbing is called Harold
- "Il Signor Rossi cerca la felicità - Dvd". Retrieved 15 July 2022.