Pinocchio

Bánki László

Publication Date: 1960

About this Item

Size: A1 1 Sheet (cca. 84 x 59 cm). Pinocchio is a 1960 vintage Hungarian movie poster designed by Laszlo Banki Pinocchio is a 1940 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures Loosely based on Carlo Collodi s 1883 Italian children s novel The Adventures of Pinocchio it is the studio s second animated feature film as well as the third animated film overall produced by an American film studio after Disney s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 and Fleischer Studios Gulliver s Travels 1939 With the voices of Cliff Edwards Dickie Jones Christian Rub Walter Catlett Charles Judels Evelyn Venable and Frankie Darro the film follows a wooden puppet Pinocchio who is created by an old woodcarver Geppetto and brought to life by a blue fairy Wishing to become a real boy Pinocchio must prove himself to be brave truthful and unselfish Along his journey Pinocchio encounters several characters representing the temptations and consequences of wrongdoing as a cricket named Jiminy who takes the role of Pinocchio s conscience attempts to guide him in matters of right and wrong The film was adapted by several storyboard artists from Collodi s book The production was supervised by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske and the film s sequences were directed by Norman Ferguson T Hee Wilfred Jackson Jack Kinney and Bill Roberts Pinocchio was a groundbreaking achievement in the area of effects animation giving realistic movement to vehicles and machinery as well as natural elements such as rain water lightning smoke and shadow After premiering at the Center Theatre in New York City on February 7 1940 Pinocchio was released in theatres on February 23 1940 Although it received critical acclaim and became the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award winning two for Best Music Original Score and for Best Music Original Song for When You Wish Upon a Star it was initially a commercial failure mainly due to World War II cutting off the European and Asian markets It eventually made a profit after its 1945 rerelease and is considered one of the greatest animated films ever made with a 100 rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes The film and characters are still prevalent in popular culture featuring at various Disney parks and other forms of entertainment In 1994 Pinocchio was added to the United States National Film Registry for being deemed culturally historically or aesthetically significant. Seller Inventory # 6795

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pinocchio

Publication Date: 1960

Binding: Paper, offset lithography.

Condition: Very good, restored.