Pinocchio

"When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true."

1940 1h 28m EN

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 6,384

AnimationFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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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.

“When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.”

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Cast

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)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hamilton Luske
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $2.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $164M — a 63.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Dickie Jones and Cliff Edwards and Christian Rub carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0032910 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hamilton Luske directs. Leigh Harline scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $2.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Grossed $164M — a 63.1× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
486 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
5Original score by Leigh Harline. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Dickie Jones and Cliff Edwards and Christian Rub carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.".
8IMDB entry: tt0032910 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 25 themes, including "rescue", "sea", "child abuse", "based on novel or book".
10Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Leigh Harline
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,600,000
Box office: $164,000,000
Return: 6308% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Pinocchio (1940)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Original Score

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CinemaSerf2022-06-23
★ 7/10
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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