Old woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits

A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.

Inhabitants of the last unconquered village in Gaul (ancient France) use a magical potion to hold their independence from Roman invaders.

When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.

Charles Dreyfus encounters Jacques Gambrelli, who reminds him painfully of Inspector Clouseau, the man who drove him insane. With good reason: Gambrelli is Clouseau's son.

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

A kindhearted but bumbling idiot who likes to steal bananas, is passed off for a snitch hiding from the mob.

The lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into.

Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.