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User Rating:
6.1/10   3,834 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jacob Grimm (story) &
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Release Date:
18 July 1997 (Greece) more
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Tagline:
The fairy tale is over.
Plot:
Based somewhat more authentically on the Grimm Brothers' story of a young woman who is unliked by her stepmother... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 nominations more
User Comments:
More Realistic than the fairytale version more (61 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sigourney Weaver ... Lady Claudia Hoffman

Sam Neill ... Lord Friedrich Hoffman

Monica Keena ... Lilliana 'Lilly' Hoffman
Taryn Davis ... Little Lilliana 'Lilly' Hoffman

Gil Bellows ... Will
Brian Glover ... Lars
David Conrad ... Peter Gutenberg
Anthony Brophy ... Rolf
Frances Cuka ... Nannau

Chris Bauer ... Konrad (as Christopher Bauer)
John Edward Allen ... Bart
Miroslav Táborský ... Gustav

Andrew Tiernan ... Scar
Bryan Pringle ... Father Gilbert
Dale Wyatt ... Maidservant Elsa
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Snow White (USA) (short title)
Snow White in the Black Forest
Snow White in the Dark Forest
Snow White: A Tale of Terror (Canada: English title)
The Grimm Brothers' Snow White
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MPAA:
Rated R for some horror violence and a scene of sexuality.
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100 min
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Trivia:
The role of Liliana (Snow White) was originally written with Alicia Silverstone in mind. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The snake that frightens Lilly in the forest is a Boa Constrictor, hardly likely to be living wild in medieval Europe. more
Quotes:
[Claudia has defaced Lilli's mother's grave]
Lilli: She knew I would come back.
[Stepping out from behind another grave]
Will: Let's not disappoint her then.
[Lilli walks towards him, and smiles]
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Cum Doctorum more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
More Realistic than the fairytale version, 29 June 2001
7/10
Author: Shooshoo80 from Atlanta, Ga

I like the fairy tale version of Snow white,but I always had a couple of questions about the story. (1)Why did the evil queen die so easily? (Lighting strikes the cliff and the queen falls to her death. Come on! I was a little kid when I read the story but give me some credit.) (2)Why did Snow White fall deeply in love with the prince? She barely knows him. (3) Why did the huntsman decide not to kill Snow White? I doubt that her kindness had an effect on his decision. These are couple of questions I always had pertaining to Snow White. The movie version of the tale, which I found out recently is closer to the original version, answers most my questions. The characters were more realistic. The movie was a good mix of realism and fantasy. The movie isn't really scary or gruesome, but it is supenseful and creepy. I liked the change of the dwarfs. I would of liked the movie to go into more detail about the relationship between the stepmother and Snow White. The twist with the love interest was good too. Also, Snow White in this movie has more heart than in the Disney version. If this movie had a little bigger budget, some good advertising, and people seriously backing it than it probably would of been in the theaters around the same time as "Ever After". More people need to take notice of Monica Keena (Snow White), more likely known from the show Dawson Creek and the made for T.V. movie First Daughter, she's one of the few good young actors out today. Gil Bellows was good in his part too. And Mrs. Weaver is excellent in her role as the evil stepmother. Everybody else in the movie was decent. For all the people who are expecting a gorefest with nudity, look elsewhere because this isn't the movie for you. The movie is based more on atmosphere and the humanization of the characters. The movie is a gothic fantasy film with a little bit of horror, romance, and suspense mixed together. I give the movie a 7/10.

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