Madagascar: plot, characters, voice actors and streaming of the film on Italia 1

Madagascar: plot, characters, voice actors and streaming of the film on Italia 1

This evening, Saturday 20 April 2024, the film Magascar, an animated film from 2015 which has already become a cult, will be broadcast on Italia 1. The cartoon directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath and produced by Dreamworks was successful all over the world. Below is all the information in detail.

Plot

At the Central Park Zoo, the zebra Marty (original voice Chris Rock, Italian voice Franz) celebrates his birthday, but he is bored with the routine and dreams of living free in a wild place. The animal spends his days in the company of his best friend Alex (original voice Ben Stiller, Italian voice Ale), the local celebrity: a self-centered lion who enjoys showing off.

Marty manages to get some advice from the penguins – Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private – who are trying to escape from the zoo and decides to follow them in their escape. At that point, Alex, the giraffe Melman (original voice David Schwimmer, Italian voice Fabio De Luigi) and the hippopotamus Gloria (original voice Jada Pinkett Smith, Italian voice Michelle Hunziker) chase the zebra in an attempt to convince it to stay.

The four, according to the plot of Madagascar, together with the penguins and chimpanzees Mason and Phil, find themselves at Grand Central Terminal, where they are however stopped and sedated. The zoo, under pressure from animal rights activists, is forced to send the animals to a wildlife reserve in Kenya. During the sea voyage, the penguins escape from their cage and take control of the ship to go to Antarctica. Due to their inexperience in driving the boat, the crates containing Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria fall into the water and land in Madagascar.

Not knowing where they are, the four go exploring and come across a pack of lemurs, led by King Julien XIII (voice of Sacha Baron Cohen). Alex dreams of returning to the skyscrapers of New York, while Marty, in the uncontaminated nature of Madagascar, finally sees his dream come true: a big argument then sparks between the two. Hunger, habits and animal instinct will put the friendship between Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman to the test.

Madagascar: curiosities of the film

A crew of 240 people was needed to make the film. For the settings, DreamWorks artists took inspiration from contemporary painters and photographers such as Michael Sowa, John Register, Alfred Stieglitz and Henri Rousseau. The president of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, visited DreamWorks studios during the making of the cartoon.

Characters and voice actors

But what are the characters and voice actors of Madagascar? Here they are:

• Ale: Alex/Alakay
• Franz: Marty
• Fabio De Luigi: Melman
• Michelle Hunziker: Gloria
• Oreste Baldini: King Julien
• Roberto Draghetti: Maurice
• Massimiliano Alto: Mortino
• Massimo Bitossi: Mason
• Luigi Ferraro: Skipper
• Franco Mannella: Soldier, Ferox
• Gerolamo Alchieri: Kowalski
• Pasquale Anselmo: Rico
• Cristina Grado: Nana

Live TV and streaming

Where to watch Madagascar live on TV and live streaming? The film airs free-to-air on Italia 1 today, Saturday 20 April 2024, at 9.20 pm. It is also possible to follow Madagascar in live streaming via the free platform Mediaset Infinity.