1940 жылғы кино оқиғаларына шолу

Overview of the events of 1940 in film

The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney films Pinocchio and Fantasia.

February 7 – Walt Disney's second animated feature film Pinocchio premieres at the Center Theatre in New York City. Although not a box office success upon its initial release, the film receives critical acclaim and wins two Academy Awards, including one for Best Original Song for "When You Wish Upon a Star". Over the years, Pinocchio has gained a cult following and is now considered one of the greatest films of all time. February 10 – Tom and Jerry make their debut in the animated cartoon Puss Gets the Boot. April 12 – Alfred Hitchcock's first American film Rebecca is released, under the production of David O. Selznick. It would go on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. May – A reproduction of "America's First Movie Studio", Thomas Edison's Black Maria, is constructed. July 27 – Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated cartoon A Wild Hare. October 15 – Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, a satirical comedy starring him, premieres in New York City. It is a critical and commercial success and goes on to become Chaplin's most financially successful film. November 13 – World premiere of Walt Disney's animated film Fantasia at the Broadway Theatre in New York City, the first film to be released in a multi channel sound format (see Fantasound). The film also marks the first use of the click track while recording the soundtrack, overdubbing of orchestral parts, simultaneous multitrack recording and is cited as a key chapter in the conception and development of the multi channel surround system. Like Pinocchio, the film is a box office failure for Disney, though it recoups its cost years later and becomes one of the most highly regarded of Disney's films. November 25 – Woody Woodpecker makes his debut in the Andy Panda cartoon Knock Knock. December 5 – Release of The Thief of Bagdad, pioneering the use of chroma key effects. In the United Kingdom, the Crown Film Unit supersedes the GPO Film Unit in the production of documentary films.