Pinocchio 1940 film

Pinocchio 1940 film

Pinnochio, based on the beloved fairy tale of Florentine writer Carlo Collodi. Pinocchio is a 1940 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the story The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.

It is the second film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics, and it was made after the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and was released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on February 7, 1940.

‘Pinocchio’ is a masterpiece. It’s excellently animated, it has such beautiful, memorable imagery and characters. The plot of the film involves an old wood-carver named Geppetto who carves a wooden puppet named Pinocchio being brought to life by a blue fairy , who tells him he can become a real boy if he proves himself "brave, truthful, and unselfish".

The puppet's adventures to become a real boy, which involve many encounters with a host of unsavory characters.Pinocchio won two Academy Awards, one for Best Original Score and one for Best Original Song for the song "When You Wish upon a Star".

Directed by

* Ben Sharpsteen
* Hamilton Luske
* Norman Ferguson
* T. Hee
* Wilfred Jackson
* Jack Kinney
* Bill Roberts

Produced by Walt Disney
Written by

* Aurelius Battaglia
* William Cottrell
* Otto Englander
* Erdman Penner
* Joseph Sabo
* Ted Sears
* Webb Smith
* Carlo Collodi (book)

Narrated by Cliff Edwards
Starring

* Cliff Edwards
* Dickie Jones
* Christian Rub
* Mel Blanc
* Walter Catlett
* Charles Judels
* Evelyn Venable
* Frankie Darro

Music by Songs:
Leigh Harline
Ned Washington (Lyrics)
Score:
Leigh Harline
Paul J. Smith
Studio Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s) February 7, 1940 (1940-02-07) (United States)
Running time 88 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $2,289,247
Gross revenue $84,254,167 (incl. reissues)

source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio_%281940_film%29