Pinocchio
“When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.”
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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Cast
15 people
Dickie Jones
Pinocchio / Alexander (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Destry Rides Again
Black Legion
Cliff Edwards
Jiminy Cricket (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
His Girl Friday
Christian Rub
Geppetto (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Heidi
Peter Ibbetson
Evelyn Venable
The Blue Fairy (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Death Takes a Holiday
Alice Adams
Walter Catlett
'Honest John' Worthington Foulfellow (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mel Blanc
Gideon (hiccup) (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
The Flintstones
The Jetsons
Charles Judels
Stromboli / The Coachman (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Swiss Miss
San Francisco
Frankie Darro
Lampwick (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Wild Boys of the Road
Operation Petticoat
Don Brodie
Carnival Barker (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Escape to Witch Mountain
Diary of a Madman
Marion Darlington
Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Also in
Cinderella
Bright Road
John McLeish
Carnival Barker (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Wind in the Willows
Patricia Page
Marionettes (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Sharpsteen Director · Bill Roberts Director Hamilton Luske Director
Worldwide gross $164M · Budget $2.6M · United States release February 23, 1940
Box office
Budget
$2,600,000
Worldwide gross
$164,000,000
Gross vs. budget
63.1×
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 7, 1940
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · February 23, 1940
Theatrical
United States · July 16, 1985
Physical · VHS
United States
October 17, 1945 · Theatrical · Re-release
February 18, 1954 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 18, 1962 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 7, 1971 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 16, 1978 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 21, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 26, 1992 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 26, 1993 · Physical · VHS
October 26, 1999 · Physical · VHS / DVD
March 7, 2000 · Physical · VHS / DVD
March 10, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
January 31, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Australia
May 16, 1940 · Theatrical
Austria
April 1, 1952 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 2, 1940 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 25, 1951 · Theatrical
France
June 1, 1946 · Theatrical
July 3, 1954 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 24, 1963 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 10, 1975 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 23, 1983 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 7, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
March 23, 1951 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 21, 1941 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 6, 1940 · Theatrical
Italy
November 5, 1947 · Theatrical
Japan
May 17, 1952 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 13, 1946 · Theatrical
January 2, 2010 · TV · Net 5
September 26, 2012 · Theatrical · DVD, Blu ray
September 26, 2012 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Poland
October 7, 1962 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 7, 1940 · Theatrical
Spain
February 7, 1944 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 3, 1941 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 13, 1942 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 13, 1940 · Theatrical
February 17, 1988 · Physical · VHS
October 20, 1988 · Physical · VHS
May 24, 1995 · Physical · VHS
March 13, 2000 · Physical · VHS / DVD
March 3, 2003 · Physical · VHS / DVD
March 9, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
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