It premiered in New York City on February 7 and in Los Angeles two days later. The film stars a puppet - brought to life by a fairy - who tries to earn his right to become a real boy, as he faces the challenges and dangers of a dark, hostile world of crooks, villains, and monsters. Based on the Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, which is the second most translated book in the world, with over 300 translations. Pinocchio was made in response to the enormous worldwide success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The second film in the Disney Animated Canon, it was produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on February 23, 1940. Source Pinocchio is an animated musical comedy fantasy adventure film.
