Pinocchio (1940)
- Starring:
- Dick Jones, Cliff Edwards, (more)
- Director(s):
- Walt Disney, T. Hee, (more)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Pinocchio
When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto (Christian Rub) builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio (Dick Jones), is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish. But, even with the help of Jiminy (Cliff Edwards), a cricket who the fairy assigns to be Pinocchio's conscience, the marionette goes astray. He joins a puppet show instead of going to school, he lies instead of telling the truth, and he travels to Pleasure Island instead of going straight home. Yet, when Pinocchio discovers that a whale has swallowed Geppetto, the puppet single-mindedly journeys into the ocean and selflessly risks his life to save his father, thereby displaying that he deserves to be a real boy. Based on a series of stories by 19th century Italian author Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio came under fire for being a sugarcoated version of its original tale, but the film's moral did have a strong educational effect on children. Soon enough, a 16 mm excerpt from the picture, titled "Pinocchio: A Lesson in Honesty," was released for teachers to use in schools. ~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 88 mins
Complete Cast of Pinocchio
- Dick Jones - Pinocchio
- Christian Rub - Geppetto
- Mel Blanc - Gideon
- Don Brodie - Barker
- Evelyn Venable - The Blue Fairy
- Cliff Edwards - Jiminy Cricket
- Walter Catlett - J. Worthington Foulfellow
- Charles Judels - Stromboli the coachman
- Frankie Darro - Lampwick
- Director(s):
- Hamilton Luske, Norman Ferguson, Ben Sharpsteen
- Writer(s):
- William Cottrell, Erdman Penner, Joseph Sabo
- Producer(s):
- Walt Disney
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- G(Child Classic)
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family & Kids, Animation
- 1993 - Library of Congress - U.S. National Film Registry
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