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Pinocchio (1940)
After creating a new puppet, a toy maker, Geppeto looks at the sky and wishes if the toy, Pincchjo, turns into a real boy, to be surprised the second day that Pinocchio turns into a real boy. Pincchjo thinks himself does not deserve the love of his maker, so he decides to do his best to please him.
13 April 1886, Passau, Bavaria, Germany
14 June 1895, Hannibal, Missouri, USA
7 November 1910, Monrovia, California, USA
6 February 1914, Norfolk, Nebraska, USA
18 October 1913, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
7 December 1904, Watonga, Oklahoma, USA
17 August 1882, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
29 May 1904, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
4 February 1889, San Francisco, California, USA
22 December 1917, Chicago, Illinois, USA
30 May 1908, San Francisco, California, USA
February 14, 2012
At the heart of this art is the thrill of the then-new: when Pinocchio hits sea-base and gushes "Gee! What a big place!", we share a sense of joy at the filmmakers' creative adventures.
March 10, 2008
Probably shows Disney's virtues and vices more clearly than any other cartoon.
August 31, 2008
The charm, humor and loving care with which it treats its inanimate characters puts it in a class by itself.
February 14, 2012
Even in our cynical age, it still manages to impress.
November 17, 2016
Pinocchio is the greatest, most terrifying film in the Walt Disney Animation Studios canon.
January 28, 2017
Expertly balances whimsy, adventure, terrifying perils, music, comedy, and warmth on the way to a reassuring worldview of moral order, of virtue rewarded and the bosom embrace of familial figures. [Blu-ray]
November 15, 2013
Although it may lack the heart-tugging appeal of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the consensus among animation fans is that 1940's Pinocchio remains the most perfect animated feature Walt Disney produced.
November 15, 2013
Some films you think you know well, until you revisit them, and are struck all over again by that sense of wonder that moved you in the first place.
September 03, 2008
Pinocchio is a substantial piece of entertainment for young and old.
March 10, 2008
It still is the best thing Mr. Disney has done and therefore the best cartoon ever made.
February 06, 2016
Walt Disney has waved his magic wand over Collodi's world-famous fairy story, "Pinocchio," and presto! he has changed it into the most enchanting film ever brought to the screen.
January 30, 2017
With its marvelous mixture of an engaging story, beautiful animation, loveable characters, and unforgettable music, Pinocchio remains a grand adventure that both kids and adults can still enjoy today.