Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Director:

David Hand

Writers:

Brothers Grimm (fairy tales)
Ted Sears (story) ...
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Release Date:

4 February 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

Walt Disney's New characters in his first full-length production!

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.

Plot Keywords:

Crown | Thunderstorm | Friendship | Sleep | Throne

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins & 2 nominations

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)

Directed by
David Hand		(supervising)

Writing credits
Brothers Grimm		(fairy tales) (as Grimm)
Ted Sears		(story adaptation) &
Richard Creedon		(story adaptation) &
Otto Englander		(story adaptation) &
Dick Rickard		(story adaptation) &
Earl Hurd		(story adaptation) &
Merrill De Maris		(story adaptation) &
Dorothy Ann Blank		(story adaptation) &
Webb Smith		(story adaptation)

Produced by
Walt Disney	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Frank Churchill
Leigh Harline
Paul J. Smith		(as Paul Smith)

Cinematography by
Maxwell Morgan

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
William Cottrell	....	sequence director
Wilfred Jackson	....	sequence director
Larry Morey	....	sequence director
Perce Pearce	....	sequence director
Ben Sharpsteen	....	sequence director
Hal Adelquist	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Ford Beebe	....	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)
Jim Carbonetti	....	restoration artist: Cinesite (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)

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)
Phil Dike	....	background artist
Ugo D'Orsi	....	animator
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
Myron Natwick	....	animator (as Grim Natwick)
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)
Marvin Woodward	....	animator
Cy Young	....	animator
Paul Busch	....	animator (uncredited)
Marc Davis	....	assistant animator (uncredited)
Lou Debney	....	layout artist (uncredited)
Hugh Fraser	....	animator (uncredited)
Campbell Grant	....	animator (uncredited)
Ollie Johnston	....	assistant animator (uncredited)
John Lounsbery	....	assistant animator (uncredited)
John McManus	....	animator (uncredited)
Lester Novros	....	assistant animator (uncredited)
Kendall O'Connor	....	layout artist (uncredited)
Amby Paliwoda	....	animator (uncredited)
Louie Schmitt	....	animator (uncredited)
Sandy Strother	....	animator (uncredited)
David Swift	....	animator (uncredited)
Riley Thomson	....	animator (uncredited)
Cornett Wood	....	animator (uncredited)

Music Department
Freeman High	....	music arranger (uncredited)
Freeman High	....	musical director (uncredited)

Other crew
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)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Productions

Distributors

• RKO Radio Pictures (1937) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures (1958) (USA) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Film Distribution Co. Inc) (re-releases from 1958 onward)
• Buena Vista International (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Pictures (1967) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Buena Vista Pictures (197?) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Cosmo Coordinate (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Daiei Motion Picture Company (1950) (Japan) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Sound  audio restoration
• Buena Vista Visual Effects  restoration project supervision
• Cinesite  digital film restoration
• Harman-Ising Pictures  ink and paint
• Walt Disney Feature Animation  restoration project supervision

Also Known As:

Blancanieves y los siete enanos (USA: Spanish title)
Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (re-release) | Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Denmark:7 (DVD release) | Iceland:L | Denmark:A (video premiere) | Denmark:7 (video re-release) | Portugal:M/4 | UK:U (1938) (cut) | South Korea:All | 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

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Publicity material relates that production employed 32 animators, 102 assistant, 167 "in-betweeners", 20 layout artists, 25 artists doing water color backgrounds, 65 effects animators, and 158 female inkers and painters. 2,000,000 illustrations were made using 1500 shades of paint.

Goofs:

Continuity: The size of Doc's "swanette" changes size and appearance before the end of "The Silly Song".

Quotes:

Grumpy: [During "Someday My Prince Will Come"] Ha! Mush.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sirène du Mississipi, La (1969)

Soundtrack:

Some Day My Prince Will Come

Still the Fairest of Them All

Before Wicked Witches ruled the sea, or evil lions became king, or pirates kidnaped children, there was an apple.

This opening is similar to the 2001 video trailer. Snow White is the one that started it all, and is still the fairest one. The Wicked Queen remains as good a villain, as any Disney villain to date. I recently purchased the Special Collector's DVD, and was amazed at all the stuff it had to offer. The DVD re-release itself won a Saturn Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films as Best Classic DVD Re-release. It also won a Video Premiere Award for Best Bonus Features. Definatley the best DVD I have.