Pinocchio Overview:

Pinocchio (1940) was a Animation - Adventure Film directed by Bill Roberts and Jack Kinney and produced by Walt Disney.

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Walt Disney's beautiful animated feature (his second) is rich with complex and sympathetic characters, a fascinating story, and dazzling animation artistry. A brilliant piece of filmmaking, based on a story by Collodi about a puppet who is brought to life by a fairy but wants more than anything to become a real boy. Classic children's entertainment, which engages audiences at all levels. The collector's edition includes photos of the animators, early concept drawings and scene paintings, original theatrical trailers, publicity materials, an exclusive commemorative lithograph and booklet, plus a newly remastered compact disc of the film's original soundtrack.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

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Pinocchio was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1994.

Academy Awards 1940 --- Ceremony Number 13 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringLeigh Harline, Paul J. Smith, Ned WashingtonWon
Best Music - SongMusic by Leigh Harline; Lyrics by Ned WashingtonWon
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Pinocchio (1940) (2)

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By Kristen on Aug 25, 2012 From Journeys in Classic Film

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June 2008 Ranked #2 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Animation".
Jiminy Cricket required 27 different colors.
Mel Blanc, best known for performing the voices of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and many other cartoon characters--particularly from the Warner Bros. stable--was cast as Gideon, which became his only Disney role. Walt Disney, however, eventually decided that the character should be mute, and all of the dialogue that Blanc recorded was cut, save for a solitary hiccup that can be heard inside the Red Lobster Tavern.
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Pinocchio

Released 1940
Inducted 1994
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