Pinocchio
1940 American animated film
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Summary
Pinocchio is an animated film[1]. Pinocchio ranks in the top 9% of animated film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,786 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Academy Award for Best Original Score[3]
- Director: Ben Sharpsteen[4], Hamilton Luske[5], Norm Ferguson[6], T. Hee[7], Wilfred Jackson[8], Jack Kinney[9], Bill Roberts[10]
- Screenwriter: Aurelius Battaglia[11], Ted Sears[12], William Cottrell[13], Otto Englander[14], Erdman Penner[15], Webb Smith[16], Joseph Sabo[17]
- Composer: Paul Smith[18], Leigh Harline[19]
- Genre: fantasy film[20], buddy film[21], musical film[22], coming-of-age film[23], cinematic fairy tale[24]
- Named after: Pinocchio[25]
- Based on: The Adventures of Pinocchio[26]
- Producer: Walt Disney[27]
- Performer: Leigh Harline[28]
- Part of the series: Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film[29]
- Depicts: father and son[30]
- Production company: The Walt Disney Company[31]
- Part of: National Film Registry[32]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[33]
- Commons category: Pinocchio (1940 film)[34]
- Soundtrack release: Pinocchio[35], All the songs from Walt Disney's Pinocchio – Music from the Original Motion Picture Sound Track[36], When You Wish Upon A Star / Give A Little Whistle[37], Decca Presents the Song Hits of Walt Disney's Pinocchio[38], Walt Disney's Pinocchio[39]
- Review score: 9.1/10[40], 99/100[41], 100%[42], 7.5/10[43]
- Color: color[44]
- Country of origin: United States[45]
- Publication date: February 23, 1940[46], February 3, 1941[47], March 23, 1951[48], 1967[49], 1940[50]
- Characters: Pinocchio[51], Geppetto[52], Jiminy Cricket[53], Stromboli[54], The Coachman[55], The Blue Fairy[56], Honest John[57], Monstro[58], Lampwick[59], Figaro[60], Cleo[61], Gideon[62], Dutch Puppet[63], French Puppets[64]
- Lyricist: Ned Washington[65]
- Voice actor: Dick Jones[66]
Why It Matters
Pinocchio has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Pinocchio is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
FAQs
What awards did Pinocchio receive?
Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Score[3].