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Writers:
Ted Sears (story) and
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Release Date:
4 February 1938 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance See more »
Tagline:
Walt Disney's new characters in his first full-length production! See 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 10 wins & 3 nominations See more »
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Still one of the all-time great animated classics... See more (161 total) »

Cast

  (in alphabetical order) (verified as complete)
Roy Atwell ... Doc (voice) (uncredited)
Stuart Buchanan ... Huntsman (voice) (uncredited)

Adriana Caselotti ... Snow White (voice) (uncredited)
Hall Johnson Choir ... Finale Chorus (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Collins ... Dopey / Chipmunk / Squirrel sneezes (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig ... Sleepy / Grumpy (voice) (uncredited)
Marion Darlington ... Birds (voice) (uncredited)

Billy Gilbert ... Sneezy (voice) (uncredited)
Otis Harlan ... Happy (voice) (uncredited)

Lucille La Verne ... Queen / Witch (voice) (uncredited)
Scotty Mattraw ... Bashful (voice) (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen ... Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
Purv Pullen ... Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Stockwell ... Prince (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
William Cottrell (sequence director)
David Hand (supervising director)
Wilfred Jackson (sequence director)
Larry Morey (sequence director)
Perce Pearce (sequence director)
Ben Sharpsteen (sequence director)
 
Writing credits
Ted Sears (story adaptation) and
Richard Creedon (story adaptation) and
Otto Englander (story adaptation) and
Dick Rickard (story adaptation) and
Earl Hurd (story adaptation) and
Merrill De Maris (story adaptation) and
Dorothy Ann Blank (story adaptation) and
Webb Smith (story adaptation)

Wilhelm Grimm (fairy tales) (as Grimm) and
Jacob Grimm (fairy tales) (as Grimm)

Produced by
Walt Disney .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Leigh Harline 
Paul J. Smith  (as Paul Smith)
 
Art Direction by
Ken Anderson  (as Kenneth Anderson)
Tom Codrick 
Hugh Hennesy 
Harold Miles 
Kendall O'Connor 
Charles Philippi 
Hazel Sewell 
Terrell Stapp 
McLaren Stewart 
Gustaf Tenggren 
John Hubley (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hal Adelquist .... assistant director (uncredited)
Ford Beebe Jr. .... assistant director (uncredited)
Carl Fallberg .... assistant director (uncredited)
Mike Holoboff .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Purv Pullen .... sound of birds (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
William L. Arance .... digital restoration artist (restored version) (uncredited)
Bob Broughton .... visual effects (uncredited)
Jim Carbonetti .... restoration artist: Cinesite (restored version) (uncredited)
Heather Davis Baker .... digital artist (restored version) (uncredited)
Andy Engman .... effects animator (uncredited)
Thomas Rosseter .... digital restoration artist (restored version) (uncredited)
Olivier Sarda .... digital artist (restored version) (uncredited)
Thomas J. Smith .... restoration supervisor: Cinesite (restored version) (uncredited)
James Valentine .... digital artist (restored version) (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Max Morgan .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
James Algar .... animator
Samuel Armstrong .... background artist
Art Babbitt .... animator (as Arthur Babbitt)
Jack Campbell .... animator
Les Clark .... animator
Claude Coats .... background artist
Merle Cox .... background artist
Shamus Culhane .... animator (as James Culhane)
Ugo D'Orsi .... animator
Phil Dike .... background artist
Al Eugster .... animator
Norman Ferguson .... supervising animator
Bernard Garbutt .... animator
Joe Grant .... character designer
Albert Hurter .... character designer
Milt Kahl .... animator (as Milton Kahl)
Ward Kimball .... animator
Eric Larson .... animator
Ray Lockrem .... background artist
Dick Lundy .... animator
Hamilton Luske .... supervising animator
Robert Martsch .... animator
Joshua Meador .... animator
Fred Moore .... supervising animator
Grim Natwick .... animator
Mique Nelson .... background artist
Maurice Noble .... background artist
Stan Quackenbush .... animator
Wolfgang Reitherman .... animator (as Woolie Reitherman)
Bill Roberts .... animator
George Rowley .... animator
Fred Spencer .... animator
Robert Stokes .... animator
Frank Thomas .... animator
Bill Tytla .... supervising animator (as Vladimir Tytla)
Clair Weeks .... assistant animator
Marvin Woodward .... animator
Cy Young .... animator
Paul Busch .... animator (uncredited)
Marc Davis .... assistant animator (uncredited)
Lou Debney .... layout artist (uncredited)
Jack Dunham .... inbetween artist (uncredited)
Hugh Fraser .... animator (uncredited)
Campbell Grant .... animator (uncredited)
Ollie Johnston .... assistant animator (uncredited)
Bill Keil .... assistant animator (uncredited)
Jeanne Lee Keil .... ink artist (uncredited)
John Lounsbery .... assistant animator (uncredited)
John McManus .... animator (uncredited)
Rae McSpadden .... ink and paint artist (uncredited)
Lester Novros .... assistant animator (uncredited)
Kendall O'Connor .... layout artist (uncredited)
Amby Paliwoda .... animator (uncredited)
Tony Rivera .... animator (uncredited)
Louie Schmitt .... animator (uncredited)
Sandy Strother .... animator (uncredited)
David Swift .... animator (uncredited)
Riley Thomson .... animator (uncredited)
Cornett Wood .... animator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Virginia Lockwood .... costume designer: Snow White's (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Freeman High .... music arranger (uncredited)
Freeman High .... musical director (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Walt Disney .... presenter
Edmundo Santos .... (spanish version direction )
Marge Champion .... movement model: "Snow White" (uncredited)
Eddie Collins .... performance model and voice effects: "Dopey" (uncredited)
Louis Hightower .... movement model: "Prince Charming" (uncredited)
S. Barret McCormick .... press representative (uncredited)
Edmundo Santos .... dubbing director: Spanish version (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Blancanieves y los siete enanos" - USA (Spanish title) (imdb display title)
"Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" - USA (poster title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)
Certification:
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) (1967) | Brazil:Livre | Denmark:7 (DVD release) | Denmark:7 (video re-release) | Denmark:A (video premiere) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/4 (Qualidade) | UK:U (1938) (cut) | South Korea:All | New Zealand:G | West Germany:6 | USA:G
Company:
Walt Disney ProductionsSee more »

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Trivia:
Adolf Hitler's favorite film.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: The size of Doc's swanette changes size and appearance before the end of "The Silly Song."See 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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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Charmed: Happily Ever After (#5.3)" (2002)See more »
Soundtrack:
Bluddle-uddle-um-dum (Dwarfs' Washing and Yodel Song)See more »

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33 out of 37 people found the following review useful.
Still one of the all-time great animated classics..., 14 July 2001
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

My mother kept an old clipping for years describing SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS when it opened at Radio City Music Hall and received a rave review from newspaper columnist Westbrook Pegler.

He usually wrote about politics but on this occasion he took time to devote an entire review to Disney's new film. He called it a "masterpiece" and said that when the projectionist slipped those reels of film on the projector, the audience at the Music Hall witnessed one of the greatest motion pictures ever made.

Coming from him, that was high praise indeed. And seeing the film now, restored for its video bow, we can appreciate his words. There are faults, to be sure, but basically it has to be admired for the innovative techniques it used in the art of animation. There are memorable sequences thanks to daring use of the multiplane camera: Snow White's flight through the woods, the Queen and her Magic Mirror, the Queen in the thunderous transformation scene as the camera seems to whirl around her, the Dwarfs in the mine and their march over the bridge as they sing "Heigh-Ho", the dwarfs chasing the witch in the thunderstorm. Even the rippling effects of the water in the wishing well scene.

And, of course, there are the genuinely comic moments that made even the great Charlie Chaplin applaud in admiration. Dopey's antics are always a delight, as are Doc's and Grumpy's. All of the dwarfs are given inventive and funny things to do.

The music is a standout: Someday My Prince Will Come, Heigh-Ho, I'm Wishing, The Yodel Song, etc. The young in heart will always love this classic. It belongs in the top tier of Disney's crown jewels, along with Pinocchio, Bambi, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.

Summing up: an inspired work of art on every level that will remain a timeless classic.

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