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MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Child Classic Movie Release: 1940 DVD Release: 10/26/1999 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Edition: Dual Layered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 28 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 174 Genres: Fantasy, Children's/Family, Children's Fantasy, Animated Musical, Fairy Tales & Legends See Also: Pinocchio [70th Anniversary], Pinocchio [70th Anniversary] [Blu-ray/DVD]

When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto (Christian Rub) builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio (Dick Jones), is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish. But, even with the help of Jiminy (Cliff Edwards), a cricket who the fairy assigns to be Pinocchio's conscience, the marionette goes astray. He joins a puppet show instead of going to school, he lies instead of telling the truth, and he travels to Pleasure Island instead of going straight home. Yet, when Pinocchio discovers that a whale has swallowed Geppetto, the puppet single-mindedly journeys into the ocean and selflessly risks his life to save his father, thereby displaying that he deserves to be a real boy. Based on a series of stories by 19th century Italian author Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio came under fire for being a sugarcoated version of its original tale, but the film's moral did have a strong educational effect on children. Soon enough, a 16 mm excerpt from the picture, titled "Pinocchio: A Lesson in Honesty," was released for teachers to use in schools. ~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, All Movie Guide

Dick Jones - Pinocchio
Cliff Edwards - Jiminy Cricket
Christian Rub - Geppetto
Walter Catlett - J. Worthington Foulfellow
Mel Blanc - Gideon
Don Brodie - Barker
Frankie Darro - Lampwick
Charles Judels - Stromboli the coachman
Evelyn Venable - The Blue Fairy

Pinocchio, a classic from the Disney vaults, comes to DVD in a THX-certified full-frame transfer. Viewers can hear Jiminy Cricket sing "When You Wish Upon a Star" in either English or French thanks to the language selections. A very nice addition to this disc is the inclusion of the original theatrical trailer from 1940. There are subtitles in English, and the Dolby Digital Stereo English track is closed-captioned. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide