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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

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Overview

Director:
David Hand
Writers:
Brothers Grimm (fairy tales)
Ted Sears (story) ...
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Release Date:
4 February 1938 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
Walt Disney's New characters in his first full-length production! more
Plot:
Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, hides with the Dwarfs; the queen feeds her a poison apple, but Prince Charming awakens her with a kiss. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins & 2 nominations more
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User Comments:
A Lasting Legacy! more

Cast

 (Cast)
Roy Atwell ... Doc (voice) (uncredited)
Stuart Buchanan ... Huntsman (voice) (uncredited)
Adriana Caselotti ... Snow White (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Collins ... Dopey (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig ... Sleepy / Grumpy (voice) (uncredited)
Marion Darlington ... Bird Sounds and Warbling (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert ... Sneezy (voice) (uncredited)
Otis Harlan ... Happy (voice) (uncredited)
Lucille La Verne ... Queen / Witch (voice) (uncredited)
James MacDonald ... Yodeling Man (voice) (uncredited)
Scotty Mattraw ... Bashful (voice) (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen ... Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Stockwell ... Prince (voice) (uncredited)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blancanieves y los siete enanos (USA: Spanish title)
Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (USA) (poster title)
Blancanieves y los siete enanitos (Peru) (Spain) [es]
Blancanieves y los siete enanos (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
Blanche Neige et les sept nains (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge (Germany) (West Germany) [de]
âÅÌÏÓÎÅÖËÁ É ÓÅÍØ ÇÎÏÍÏ× (Russia) [ru]
Biancaneve e i sette nani (Italy) [it]
Blanca Neus i els set nans (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Branca de Neve e os Sete Anões (Brazil) [pt]
Hófehérke és a hét törpe (Hungary) [hu]
Królewna Sniezka (Poland) [pl]
Lumikki ja seitsemän kääpiötä (Finland) [fi]
Mjallhvít (Iceland) [is]
Schneewittchen und die 7 Zwerge (Germany) (alternative spelling) [de]
Shirayuki hime (Japan) [ja]
Snövit och de sju dvärgarna (Sweden) [sv]
Sneeuwwitje en de zeven dwergen (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Snehvit og de syv dvergene (Norway) [no]
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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (re-release) | Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
UK:U (1938) (cut) | Denmark:7 (video re-release) | Portugal:M/4 | Denmark:A (video premiere) | South Korea:All | Iceland:L | Denmark:7 (DVD release) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Singapore:G | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U (re-rating) (1987) | USA:Approved (PCA #3870) (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1975) | Brazil:Livre
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Trivia:
Walt Disney came up with the idea for "Snow White" when he was only 15, working as a newsboy in Kansas City. He saw a major presentation of a silent film version of the tale starring Marguerite Clark. The screening was held at the city's Convention Hall in February, 1917, and the film was projected onto a four-sided screen using four separate projectors. The movie made a tremendous impression on the young viewer because he was sitting where he could see two sides of the screen at once, and they were not quite in sync. more
Goofs:
When Snow White is cleaning the cabin, the birds put daffodils in the vase. Later when Sneezy goes to the flowers on the table and sneezes, the flowers have turned into goldenrod. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Queen: Slave in the magic mirror, come from the farthest space, through wind and darkness I summon thee. Speak! Let me see thy face.
Magic Mirror: What wouldst thou know, my Queen?
Queen: Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?
Magic Mirror: Famed is thy beauty, Majesty. But hold, a lovely maid I see. Rags cannot hide her gentle grace. Alas, she is more fair than thee.
Queen: Alas for her! Reveal her name.
Magic Mirror: Lips red as the rose. Hair black as ebony. Skin white as snow.
Queen: Snow White!
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Soundtrack:
One Song more

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A Lasting Legacy!, 18 July 2006
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Author: phillindholm from Rohnert Park, CA

There isn't much that hasn't already been said about "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", Walt Disney's first feature length animated film. Suffice it to say that it not only fulfilled the studio's hopes beyond their wildest dreams, it made possible the Disney films that followed it. From the famous Grimm fairy tale about a beautiful princess who flees her jealous stepmother and finds refuge with seven friendly dwarfs, Walt Disney created a cinematic milestone. At the time the film was in production until the day it was released, rival producers were referring to it as "Disney's Folly". The sneering stopped when it was embraced both by critics and audiences, grossing many times it's then record (for an animated film) $1.5 million budget. Eight successful reissues have kept the movie in the public consciousness now for over six decades, during which time the field of animation has grown by leaps and bounds. Still. despite the cinematic advances and the passage of time, "Snow White" stands alone. While the classic story is but a framework for the film (a fact which troubled me for years), "Snow White" can be fully enjoyed for the pioneer it truly is.

Along with a splendid cast of voices headed by Adriana Caselotti (Snow White) Harry Stockwell (father of Guy and Dean, as the Prince) and Lucille La Verne (The Queen), there are songs which can truly be called timeless: "Whistle While You Work", "Heigh Ho", "Some Day My Prince Will Come", etc.). Much time and effort went toward developing the characters of the Seven Dwarfs and giving each a distinct personality (absent in the original story) which went a long way in making audiences care for Snow White's plight. Interestingly enough, although the fairy tale was toned down considerably to make it more "family friendly", the overzealous way in which the film makers transformed the Wicked Queen into a hideous hag at the climax was the subject of an incredible amount of controversy at the time. In fact, it was under a partial ban in England which made it off-limits to children under 16 years of age! Nevertheless, it was the recipient of a special Academy Award in 1938.

To go on about the impact made by the film would be redundant. It simply must be seen to be appreciated. In 2001, it was released on DVD as the first of Disney's "Platinum Editions". And many months before it was in stores, there was great speculation about the content. All the anticipation was justified when the DVD hit the stores. Critics and consumers were overwhelmed (just like the audiences back in 1937) with both the content and the painstaking restoration (beyond that done for it's 50th anniversary reissue) and made it THE DVD for the subsequent holiday season. Without going into detail, it looks as if it were made yesterday, and sounds better than a film of this vintage could ever be expected to. But the streamlining has not diminished it's charm--only accentuated it. And when you think (before you are drawn into the story, and you ARE) that "Snow White", unlike today's computer-drawn animated features was entirely done by hand, that makes it even more of a miracle. Instead of listing the already well publicized bonus features, let me say that this "Platinum Edition" is like a self-contained history of the film, with hours worth of delights the most astounding being a pieced-together commentary by Walt Disney himself. Out of print for years, it is well worth the effort and expense to find. And although Disney made it a point to announce that they planned to go even further with their subsequent "Platinum Editions", they have yet to top this one. And I doubt they ever will.

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