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A bright, bouncy flight of childhood fancy with swordfights, silly pirates and a wistful tug about growing up.
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Pinocchio
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About 1940 American animated film
Genres fantasy, buddy, musical, cinematic fairy tale, coming-of-age
Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Ben Sharpsteen, Hamilton Luske, Norm Ferguson, Jack Kinney, T. Hee
Written by Ted Sears, William Cottrell, Erdman Penner, Aurelius Battaglia
Music Leigh Harline, Paul Smith
Runtime 88 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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