Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

December 21, 1937 Theatrical Feature Films

Foreign title: Blanche-Neige Et Les Sept Nains (French)

Studio
Walt Disney Studios
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Synopsis

In her effort to be "fairest in the land," a jealous and evil queen attempts to be rid of her beautiful stepdaughter, Snow White. Frightened and scared, Snow takes refuge in the forest cottage of the seven dwarfs. The queen, disguised by magic as an old peddler woman, tempts Snow White with a poisoned apple, which puts her into an enchanted sleep until the spell can be broken by love's first kiss.

Characters

Snow White, Prince, The Evil Queen/Witch, Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Huntsman

Credits

Directing

Director
David Hand (Supervising)
Sequence Directors
Perce Pearce, William Cottrell, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Ben Sharpsteen
Director, uncredited
Hal Adelquist

Producing

Producer
Walt Disney

Voices

Voice
Adriana Caselotti (Snow White), Harry Stockwell (Prince), Lucille LaVerne (Queen/Witch), Scotty Mattraw (Bashful), Roy Atwell (Doc), Pinto Colvig (Grumpy, Sleepy), Otis Harlan (Happy), Billy Gilbert (Sneezy), Moroni Olsen (Mirror), Stuart Buchanan (Humbert, The Queen's Huntsman), Marion Darlington (Bird), Wesley Tuttle (Yodeling Man, uncredited), A. Purves Pullen (Animals, uncredited)

Production notes

The first animated feature film to be nominated for an Academy Award.

In 1989, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first cartoon to be added by the Library of Congress' National Film Preservation Board to the National Film Registry (it was the registry's inaugural year).

In England the film was deemed too scary for children and no one under 14 could go and see it by themselves.

This film was released to video in the United States in 1994 (beginning its "Masterpiece Collection" line) and in 2001 (a DVD of this film was also released that year).

This was the first film in the official Disney list of animated films.

Awards

Honorary Oscar in 1939, recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field (one statuette - seven miniature statuettes).
Academy Award Nominee, Best Music, Score, Leigh Harline, 1938

Pictures

Reviews

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

bd3April 3, 2005

This is my personal favorite of all the disney movies! I espically love the ending where the prince and "Snow White" Lived Hapily Ever After! This film is really wonderful and i recomend it to all you disney fans out there!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

tchettaJanuary 6, 2004

A story about a girl who pokes her nose where it ain't supposed to be. Ohhhh poor snow white ate the poisoned apple. Who are the birds and bunny rabbits going to sing with now!? Pa-leaze! Snow White gets an F.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

jamieguoNovember 9, 2002

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs set a new standard in the movie industry by being one of the first full length animated films shown. It also deserves kudos for helping animated movies become popular and helping Disney achieve great success. Snow White therefore sets the standard in many ways that would be emulated over and over again by Disney and less successfully by other companies. Plot- Like many Disney films, this is based on a familiar story and follows the old Grimm tale more closely than the new versions of fairy tales, like Beauty and the Beast or The Little Mermaid does. It also introduces some revisions to the story, such as in the fairy tale, the witch dances to her death in red hot shoes. Here, her own evil is her downfall. Another key revision to the orginal story is the fact that the stepmother (originally the mother in Grimm's earliest versions) tries to kill Snow White three times, with the last time being the apple. Characters - In Disney movies, there are always distinct casts of characters, the usually stoic hero and heroine, some wise, good character who helps them, comic relief characters and an evil character who has evil helpers. Snow White's character is this film suffers much from age. She is very much a product of the 1930's, as evident by her mannerisms and her voice which is very childlike for a young woman. She is probably no more marked by age than the comtemporary aspects of movies like Aladdin will be, when judged forty years from now. The Seven Dwarfs, are defined by their names, except that Dopey has the added characteristic of not talking. Doc is the wise old character here, who cautions the not too intelligent Snow White. Dopey and many of the other dwarves serve as the comic relief. Perhaps the most compelling character (as is often the case) is that of the villian, the witch. The Prince serves only as a plot device to save Snow White. Music - The songs also set the standard for the many musical numbers that Disney insisted that every movie have until recently. There is "Hi-Ho" as the dwarves work, and "Whistle While You Work," as Snow White cleans the house among others. They're entertaining and helps further the characters and storyline. Animation: There are many animation scenes here that are truly classic, mostly involving the witch. Snow White's flight through a forest dark and alive with her imagination is also very memorable. The animation of characters is very fluid and well done. All in all, a must see for animation movie buffs. Kids will enjoy the dwarve's antics as well.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

toonwizzDecember 29, 2001

This is it, the movie that started it all. Even today , it is hard to beat the beautiful animation that went into Snow White. Watch it again , this movie is amazing. Songs have become a big part of animated films, and this movie delivers like no other. Thanks Walt !!!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

BrundledanApril 23, 2001

Nearly sixty-five years after its initial release, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" holds up as a marvelous piece of entertainment, and a beautiful testament to the unparalleled skill of the Disney artists. A full-length animated film had never been trie"