Pinocchio
When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.
1940 | 88m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Bill Roberts, Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, T. Hee, Jack Kinney |
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| Writer: | Otto Englander, Webb Smith, William Cottrell, Joseph Sabo, Erdman Penner, Aurelius Battaglia, Carlo Collodi, Bill Peet, Ted Sears |
| Staring: |
| A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 23, 1940 |
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| Director: | Bill Roberts, Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, T. Hee, Jack Kinney |
| Writer: | Otto Englander, Webb Smith, William Cottrell, Joseph Sabo, Erdman Penner, Aurelius Battaglia, Carlo Collodi, Bill Peet, Ted Sears |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Keywords | italy, child abuse, sea, based on novel or book, lie, magic, fox, fairy, villain, carnival, donkey, whale, wish, nose, puppet, cartoon, rescue, conscience, wish fulfillment, technicolor, toy comes to life, animal cruelty, child slavery, pool, boy, cartoon donkey |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $164,000,000
Budget: $2,600,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Oct 28, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Don Brodie | Carnival Barker (voice) (uncredited) |
| Marion Darlington | Birds (voice) (uncredited) |
| John McLeish | Carnival Barker (voice) (uncredited) |
| Patricia Page | Marionettes (voice) (uncredited) |
| Thurl Ravenscroft | Monstro the Whale (uncredited) |
| Stuart Buchanan | Carnival Barker (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Otto Englander | Adaptation |
| Webb Smith | Adaptation |
| William Cottrell | Adaptation |
| Joseph Sabo | Adaptation |
| Erdman Penner | Adaptation |
| Aurelius Battaglia | Adaptation |
| Merle Cox | Background Designer |
| Claude Coats | Background Designer |
| Joshua Meador | Animation |
| Fred Moore | Animation, Animation Director |
| Bob McCrea | Animation |
| Bill Tytla | Animation Director |
| Charles Philippi | Art Direction |
| Hugh Hennesy | Art Direction |
| Dick Kelsey | Art Direction |
| Kendall O'Connor | Art Direction |
| Terrell Stapp | Art Direction |
| Thor Putnam | Art Direction |
| McLaren Stewart | Art Direction |
| Al Zinnen | Art Direction |
| John P. Miller | Characters |
| Campbell Grant | Characters |
| Martin Provensen | Characters |
| John Walbridge | Characters |
| Bernard Wolf | Animation |
| Don Towsley | Animation |
| Don Lusk | Animation |
| Norman Tate | Animation |
| Jack Bradbury | Animation |
| Lynn Karp | Animation |
| Art Palmer | Animation |
| Don Tobin | Animation |
| Robert Martsch | Animation |
| George Rowley | Animation |
| John McManus | Animation |
| Preston Blair | Animation |
| Marvin Woodward | Animation |
| Hugh Fraser | Animation |
| Ed Starr | Background Designer |
| Ray Huffine | Background Designer |
| John Elliotte | Animation |
| Edward H. Plumb | Music |
| Ned Washington | Lyricist |
| Bruce Bushman | Art Direction |
| Arthur Heinemann | Art Direction |
| Charles Payzant | Art Direction |
| Ford Beebe Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Louis Debney | Assistant Director |
| Jim Handley | Assistant Director |
| Graham Heid | Assistant Director |
| Mike Holoboff | Assistant Director |
| Larry Lansburgh | Assistant Director |
| Lloyd L. Richardson | Assistant Director |
| George Lowerre | Sound Engineer |
| Edwin Aardal | Special Effects |
| Ugo D'Orsi | Special Effects |
| Bob Broughton | Camera Operator |
| Chuck Wheeler | Camera Operator |
| Bill Roberts | Director |
| Hamilton Luske | Director |
| Ben Sharpsteen | Director |
| Carlo Collodi | Novel |
| Leigh Harline | Original Music Composer, Songs |
| Eric Larson | Animation, Animation Director |
| Jack Campbell | Animation |
| John Lounsbery | Animation |
| Frank Thomas | Animation, Animation Director |
| Milt Kahl | Animation, Animation Director |
| Ollie Johnston | Animation |
| John Hubley | Art Direction |
| Albert Hurter | Characters |
| Joe Grant | Characters |
| Les Clark | Animation |
| Ward Kimball | Animation, Animation Director |
| Art Babbitt | Animation Director |
| Ken Anderson | Art Direction |
| Frank Churchill | Music |
| Norman Ferguson | Director |
| Wilfred Jackson | Director |
| Oskar Fischinger | Visual Effects |
| Charles August Nichols | Animation |
| T. Hee | Director |
| Bill Peet | Adaptation |
| Ted Sears | Adaptation |
| Paul J. Smith | Original Music Composer |
| Wolfgang Reitherman | Animation, Animation Director |
| Don Patterson | Animation |
| Jack Kinney | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walt Disney | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 70 | 128 | 50 |
| 2024 | 5 | 60 | 82 | 41 |
| 2024 | 6 | 56 | 91 | 39 |
| 2024 | 7 | 65 | 110 | 45 |
| 2024 | 8 | 59 | 80 | 43 |
| 2024 | 9 | 48 | 58 | 35 |
| 2024 | 10 | 64 | 131 | 35 |
| 2024 | 11 | 59 | 87 | 45 |
| 2024 | 12 | 46 | 78 | 32 |
| 2025 | 1 | 55 | 91 | 41 |
| 2025 | 2 | 41 | 58 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 431 | 552 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 189 | 754 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 473 | 794 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 449 | 752 |
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 cre ... ations "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!