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Pinocchio

1940 · Film · 88 min

  • Animation
  • Family
  • Fantasy

Plot

When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.

About Pinocchio

Pinocchio is a 1940 American animated musical fantasy film loosely based on Carlo Collodi's 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The production was supervised by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske, and the film's sequences were directed by Bill Roberts, Norman Ferguson, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson and T. Hee. With the voices of Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Walter Catlett, Charles Judels, Evelyn Venable, Frankie Darro, Mel Blanc and Clarence Nash, the film follows a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who is created by an old woodcarver, Geppetto, and brought to life by a blue fairy. Wishing to become a real boy, Pinocchio must prove himself to be "brave, truthful, and unselfish." Along his journey, Pinocchio encounters several characters representing the temptations and consequences of wrongdoing, as a cricket named Jiminy, who takes the role of Pinocchio's conscience, attempts to guide him in matters of right and wrong. Pinocchio was a groundbreaking achievement in the area of effects animation, giving realistic movement to vehicles and machinery as well as natural elements such as rain, water, lightning, smoke, and shadow. After premiering at the Center Theatre in New York City on February 7, 1940, Pinocchio was released in theatres on February 23, 1940. Although it received critical acclaim and became the…

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Series

Part of Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film.

Awards

1 award on record:

  • Academy Award for Best Original Score

As recorded on Wikidata, which may not list every award.

Cast

  • Dickie JonesPinocchio / Alexander (voice) (uncredited)
  • Cliff EdwardsJiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
  • Christian RubGeppetto (voice) (uncredited)
  • Evelyn VenableThe Blue Fairy (voice) (uncredited)
  • Walter Catlett'Honest John' Worthington Foulfellow (voice) (uncredited)
  • Mel BlancGideon (hiccup) (voice) (uncredited)
  • Charles JudelsStromboli / The Coachman (voice) (uncredited)
  • Frankie DarroLampwick (voice) (uncredited)
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