The music for the animation film, written by Karen Khachaturyan, 12-13 years later served as the basis for the ballet of the same name, first staged in 1974.
According to the book, the earl's dog is called Mastino, and in the animation film he is not called by name.
In the film, Chipollino was frightened by a caterpillar (which for some reason has 8 legs), who came to him to clean all of her shoes. The book featured the Millipede family, with all the shoes safely repaired.
In the film Signor Tomato escapes. In the book, after serving his time in prison, he was sent to work as a gardener.
This animation was released in the 1980s on VHS video tapes by the Soviet video company "Video Goskino USSR".