1940 in film

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Top Grossing Films of the Year
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 Other Movies Released

Events

February 23 - The animated movie Pinocchio is released.
July 27 - Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated cartoon A Wild Hare.
October 15 - The Great Dictator, a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released.
November 13 - World premiere of Disney's Fantasia, the first film to be released in a multichannel format called Fantasound. The film also marked the first use of the click track while recording the soundtrack, overdubbing of orchestral parts, simultaneous multitrack recording and lead to the development of a multichannel surround system.