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Rating: 7.1/10 by 5895 users

Pinocchio (1940)

A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.

Directing:
  • Hamilton Luske
  • Ben Sharpsteen
  • Jack Kinney
  • Bill Roberts
  • T. Hee
  • Norman Ferguson
  • Wilfred Jackson
  • Ford Beebe Jr.
  • Louis Debney
  • Jim Handley
  • Graham Heid
  • Mike Holoboff
  • Larry Lansburgh
  • Lloyd L. Richardson
Writing:
  • Carlo Collodi
  • Ted Sears
  • Otto Englander
  • Webb Smith
  • William Cottrell
  • Joseph Sabo
  • Erdman Penner
  • Aurelius Battaglia
  • Bill Peet
  • Albert Hurter
  • Joe Grant
  • John P. Miller
  • Campbell Grant
  • Martin Provensen
  • John Walbridge
  • Ned Washington
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Feb 23, 1940

Rating: 7.1/10 by 5895 users

Alternative Title:
Pinokkió - HU
匹诺曹 - CN
Пиноккио - RU
Pinokkio - NL
木偶奇遇記 - TW
Gosi - IS
Pinokkio - FI
Pinokkio - BE
Pinóquio - BR
피노키오 - KR
Пинокио 1940 - BG
Pinocchio - CA
Pinokio - PL
Πινόκιο - GR

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 28 minutes
Budget: $2,600,000
Revenue: $164,000,000

Plot Keyword: rescue, sea, child abuse, based on novel or book, magic, whale, italy, donkey, lie, fairy, fox, cartoon, villain, carnival, wish, puppet, nose, conscience, wish fulfillment, toy comes to life, animal cruelty, child slavery, pool, boy, pinocchio, cartoon donkey

Dickie Jones
Pinocchio / Alexander (voice) (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards
Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
Christian Rub
Geppetto (voice) (uncredited)
Evelyn Venable
The Blue Fairy (voice) (uncredited)
Walter Catlett
'Honest John' Worthington Foulfellow (voice) (uncredited)
Mel Blanc
Gideon (hiccup) (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Judels
Stromboli / The Coachman (voice) (uncredited)
Frankie Darro
Lampwick (voice) (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Carnival Barker (voice) (uncredited)
Marion Darlington
Birds (voice) (uncredited)
John McLeish
Carnival Barker (voice) (uncredited)
Patricia Page
Marionettes (voice) (uncredited)
Thurl Ravenscroft
Monstro the Whale (uncredited)
Stuart Buchanan
Carnival Barker (voice) (uncredited)

CinemaSerf

Made just before the start of WWII, this feature finds us in the capable hands of "Jiminy Cricket" as he narrates us through this tale of "Geppetto" - an old carpenter who lives his life vicariously through his creations. The "Blue Fairy" visits the old man one night and gives life to one of his creations "Pinocchio" - with "Jiminy" being given his conscience... All is going well until he has to go to school; en route to where he is waylaid by a foxy character who entices him with tales of success on the stage. Needless to say, nothing goes to plan and he embarks on a series of adventures that put him, "Jiminy" and his father in considerable peril. This is a much more complex storyline than you might expect; there is plenty of joy and fun, but also a darkness that provides food for thought for children and parents alike. The wonderful, Oscar winning, score is the best in the Disney repertoire and the characterisations are engaging. If it has any flaws: the dialogue - there is too much of it; it is possibly just a little too long and finally - I just didn't really like "Pinocchio" much as a little boy - a bit too thoughtless and selfish. That said, of course, he is only a few months old!!! Great stuff!


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