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- A fairy grants his wish by bringing the puppet, Pinocchio, to life, but she tells Pinocchio that he must prove his worth before she will make him into a human boy. Under the guidance of his insect friend, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio experiences a series of incredible adventures on his way to becoming a real boy.
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Summaries. A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy. Inventor Geppetto creates a wooden marionette called Pinocchio. His wish for Pinocchio to be a real boy is unexpectedly granted by a fairy.
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Pinocchio, American animated film, released in 1940, that is one of Walt Disney’s most beloved classics, known for its brilliant animation and compelling story.
Adapted from a novel by C. Collodi, it chronicles the adventures of a wooden puppet whose lonely maker, Geppetto, wishes were a real boy. A fairy grants his wish by bringing the puppet, Pinocchio, to life, but she tells Pinocchio that he must prove his worth before she will make him into a human boy. Under the guidance of his insect friend, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio experiences a series of incredible adventures on his way to becoming a real boy. He is deterred from deceit in his new life by his nose, which grows longer every time he tells a lie.
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•Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
•Directors: Hamilton Luske, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, and Ben Sharpsteen
•Writers: William Cottrell, Otto Englander, Ted Sears, Webb Smith, Joseph Sabo, Erdman Penner, and Aurelius Battaglia
•Music: Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith, and Ned Washington
•Mel Blanc (Gideon)
•Dickie Jones (Pinocchio)
•Cliff Edwards (Jiminy Cricket)
•Christian Rub (Geppetto)
- Lee Pfeiffer
Pinocchio is a big hit as Stromboli's stringless wonder, but he realizes that he's in trouble when Stromboli locks him in a cage as soon as the show is over. Jiminy mounts a valiant but doomed rescue effort, and both dudes are saved in the nick of time by the Blue Fairy.
Nov 22, 1998 · Pinocchio. Adventure. 88 minutes ‧ G ‧ 1940. Roger Ebert. November 22, 1998. 7 min read. When the Russian director Sergei Eisenstein saw Disney’s “ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” he called it the greatest film ever made. High praise from a man whose “Battleship Potemkin” then topped lists of great films. In “Snow White ...
Plot. In late-19th century Italy, Jiminy Cricket arrives at the shop of a woodworker and toymaker named Geppetto, who creates a puppet he names Pinocchio. As he falls asleep, Geppetto wishes upon a star for Pinocchio to be a real boy. Late that night, the Blue Fairy visits the workshop and brings Pinocchio to life, although he remains a puppet.
Pinocchio is a 1940 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the Italian children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. It was the second animated feature film produced by Disney, made after the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) .
Inventor Geppetto creates a wooden marionette called Pinocchio. His wish for Pinocchio to be a real boy is unexpectedly granted by a fairy. The fairy assigns Jiminy Cricket to act as Pinocchio's "conscience" and keep him out of trouble.
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