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Title

  • Pinocchio

Summary

  • Pinocchio, a marionette, made by the lonely woodcarver, Geppetto, is magically brought to life by The Blue Fairy. With the help of Jiminy Cricket, acting as his conscience, Pinocchio attempts to prove himself worthy to become a real boy.

Names

  • Luske, Hamilton S., direction.
  • Sharpsteen, Ben, direction.
  • Disney, Walt, 1901-1966, production.
  • Sears, Ted, writing.
  • Cottrell, William, writing.
  • Penner, Erdman, writing.
  • Battaglia, Aurelius, 1910- writing.
  • Jones, Dickie, 1927-2014, cast.
  • Edwards, Cliff, 1895-1971, cast.
  • Rub, Christian, 1886-1956, cast.
  • Collodi, Carlo, 1826-1890.
  • Walt Disney Productions.
  • RKO Radio Pictures.
  • Buena Vista Distribution Co.
  • Walt Disney Company Collection (Library of Congress)
  • AFI/Sonneborn (Jonathan) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : RKO Radio Pictures, 1940 ; [United States : Buena Vista Distribution Co., 1992]

Headings

  • -  Pinocchio--(Fictitious character)
  • -  Puppets--Drama
  • -  Boys--Drama
  • -  Right and wrong--Drama

Genre

  • Fantasy films
  • Children's films
  • Action and adventure films
  • Animated films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  LP9415 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Walt Disney Productions; 3Jan40; LP9415.
  • -  Music and lyrics, Leigh Harline, Ned Washington, Paul J. Smith ; sequence directors, Bill Roberts, Norman Ferguson, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson, T. Hee.
  • -  Voices: Dickie Jones (Pinocchio), Cliff Edwards (Jiminy Cricket), Christian Rub (Gepetto), Walter Catlett (J. Worthingto Foulfellow), Charles Judels (Stromboli/The Coachman), Evelyn Venable (The Blue Fairy).
  • -  On viewing copy: "Lib. Cong. 1992"; appears to have been made specifically for the Library of Congress.
  • -  Part of summary from the Internet movie database.
  • -  From the story by Collodi.
  • -  Theatrical projection print was donated when this film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Viewing copy viewed for credits only.
  • -  Sources used: Internet movie database, 3-31-2004; AFI Archives database; New York times film reviews, 2-8-1940; Variety film reviews, 1-31-1940; Maltin, L., The Disney films, p.32-37; Smith, D., Disney A to Z, p. 437-438; M/B/RS Descriptions files.

Medium

  • viewing copy 2 videocassettes of 2 (ca. 88 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
  • viewing print 10 reels of 10 on 2 (ca. 88 min., ca. 2,900 ft.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.
  • theatrical projection print 10 reels of 10 on 5 (ca. 88 min., ca. 7,299 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VBJ 5415-5416 (viewing copy)
  • FDA 9867-9868 (viewing print)
  • CQA 1110-1114 (theatrical projection print)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 95510035

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Sears, Ted, Writing, William Cottrell, Erdman Penner, Aurelius Battaglia, Dickie Jones, Cliff Edwards, Christian Rub, et al. Pinocchio. directeds by Luske, Hamilton S.Ection, and Sharpsteen, Benection, produceds by Disney, Walt, Uction [United States: RKO Radio Pictures, ; United States: Buena Vista Distribution Co., 1992, 1984] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95510035/.

APA citation style:

Sears, T., Cottrell, W., Penner, E., Battaglia, A., Jones, D., Edwards, C. [...] Afi/Sonneborn. (1984) Pinocchio. Luske, H. S. E. & Sharpsteen, B., dirs, Disney, W., prod [United States: RKO Radio Pictures, ; United States: Buena Vista Distribution Co., 1992] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95510035/.

MLA citation style:

Sears, Ted, Writing, et al. Pinocchio. dir by Luske, Hamilton S.Ection, and Sharpsteen, Benection, prod by Disney, Walt, Uction [United States: RKO Radio Pictures, ; United States: Buena Vista Distribution Co., 1992, 1984] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/95510035/>.