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1940 in film
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1939 in film,
other events of 1940,
1941 in film,
list of 'years in film'.
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- February 23 - The animated movie Pinocchio is released.
- Disney's Fantasia was 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.
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- July 7 - Ringo Starr, English drummer (Beatles)
- August 3 - Martin Sheen, American actor
- November 27 - Bruce Lee
- October 9 - John Lennon, English musician, songwriter and singer (Beatles)
- December 21 - Frank Zappa, English musician, songwriter and singer
- May 25 - Joe De Grasse, pioneer Hollywood film director
- October 10 - Berton Churchill, pioneer Hollywood actor
- Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca
- All This and Heaven Too
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Great Dictator, starring Charlie Chaplin
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