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Neri MarcorèLeo (voice)
Leo GullottaCobo (voice)
Carlo ContiZanco (voice)
Simona MarchiniL'Elefantrice (voice)
Elio PandolfiCamea (voice)
Dario PenneIl Tartarugo (voice)
Emanuela RossiAvoria (voice)
Manuel MeliElefantino 1 (voice)
Alex PolidoriElefantino 2 (voice)
Federico MirraLeonardo (voice)

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