When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.
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"When You Wish Upon a Star" — the song that built an empire.
Director
Hamilton Luske
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)
Thurl Ravenscroft
Monstro the Whale (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Disney's second animated feature bombed on release due to WWII cutting European markets, only becoming profitable after 1945 re-releases. It's now considered the pinnacle of Golden Age animation.
The Pleasure Island sequence originally included longer, darker scenes of boys transforming — animators reportedly toned it down after it disturbed test audiences. Imagine what they cut.
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