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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

  • 1937
  • Approved
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
206K
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Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne, Scotty Mattraw, and Harry Stockwell in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.

  • Directors
    • William Cottrell
    • David Hand
    • Wilfred Jackson
  • Writers
    • Jacob Grimm
    • Wilhelm Grimm
    • Ted Sears
  • Stars
    • Adriana Caselotti
    • Harry Stockwell
    • Lucille La Verne
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    206K
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    POPULARITY
    2,691
    54
    • Directors
      • William Cottrell
      • David Hand
      • Wilfred Jackson
    • Writers
      • Jacob Grimm
      • Wilhelm Grimm
      • Ted Sears
    • Stars
      • Adriana Caselotti
      • Harry Stockwell
      • Lucille La Verne
    • 342User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 96Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Roy Atwell, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, and Scotty Mattraw in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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    Roy Atwell, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, and Scotty Mattraw in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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    Roy Atwell, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Scotty Mattraw, and Harry Stockwell in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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    Lucille La Verne in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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    Top cast

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    Adriana Caselotti
    • Snow White
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Stockwell
    Harry Stockwell
    • Prince
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Lucille La Verne
    Lucille La Verne
    • Queen
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Roy Atwell
    • Doc
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Stuart Buchanan
    • Huntsman
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Candy Candido
    Candy Candido
    • Raven
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Collins
    Eddie Collins
    • Dopey
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Pinto Colvig
    Pinto Colvig
    • Sleepy
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Marion Darlington
    Marion Darlington
    • Birds
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    June Foray
    June Foray
    • Birds
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Gilbert
    Billy Gilbert
    • Sneezy
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Otis Harlan
    Otis Harlan
    • Happy
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    James MacDonald
    • Yodeling
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    George Magrill
    George Magrill
    • Doves
    • (uncredited)
    Scotty Mattraw
    • Bashful
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Nash
    Clarence Nash
    • Birds
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    • Magic Mirror
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Purv Pullen
    • Birds
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • William Cottrell
      • David Hand
      • Wilfred Jackson
    • Writers
      • Jacob Grimm
      • Wilhelm Grimm
      • Ted Sears
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    • Trivia
      Walt Disney wanted to keep Snow White's voice as a special one-time sound, and held Adriana Caselotti to a very strict contract. Except for a tiny bit part in The Wizard of Oz (1939), she never had a real singing part in a movie again, though she was a classically trained singer.
    • Goofs
      In the last scene, the Prince shimmies. The cels were not lined up correctly when the scene was shot, and his body shakes. Walt Disney was horrified when he saw the mistake in the color dailies, and wanted it corrected. No money was available to make the correction because the film was already far over budget, so Walt's brother and business partner, Roy O. Disney, declared, "Let the Prince shimmy!" and so he did - until 1993, when the mistake was corrected during Disney's digital restoration of the film.
    • 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: [looking offended] Snow White!

    • Crazy credits
      None of the actors in this film were credited.
    • Alternate versions
      Non-English versions show the names on the Seven Dwarfs' beds and the Evil Queen's spell books written in the language of the country of release (i.e., German in Germany, Italian in Italy, French in France, etc.).
    • Connections
      Edited into 7 Wise Dwarfs (1941)
    • Soundtracks
      One Song
      (uncredited)

      Music by Frank Churchill

      Lyrics by Larry Morey

      Played during the opening credits

      Sung by Harry Stockwell

      Reprised by Adriana Caselotti

      Reprised by Harry Stockwell and Chorus at the end

    User reviews342

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Grimm's Fairy Tale source lends beautiful darkness to Queen's scenes / Disney cuteness + classic songs in dwarf scenes make for excellent children's viewing. The only scenes i remember from my childhood, how
    Snow White is the fairest one of all. The queen wants to be number one, so decides to come after her. Snow White, cut loose from the castle, stumbles upon a hut where seven dwarves are living - which is where the Queen comes for her, in disguise, with a poison apple...

    This has classic written all over it. Disney's first major feature, the grand debut, cements the major features of those to come. It draws from very dark but fantastic material, Grimm's Fairy Tales, and alternates scenes of evocative darkness (the Queen's castle, the man sent to cut Snow White's heart out, and the forest that's alive, are some brilliant examples) with scenes of superlative cuteness and song and dance numbers.

    Drawbacks:

    There are some beautiful compositions, but the movement of the animation is not as fluid as it would become, even with Pinnochio, Disney's very next feature. Plus, the singing styles are very 1930's opera-style. I can see why i always used to just think of songs during musicals as things i had to wait through till the story got going again - its because almost every song in Snow White doesn't advance the story. Great musical numbers, like the ones in West Side Story, do. They don't feel like we're just waiting around. When most of the Snow White songs come on, the story gets put on hold.

    Snow White is too naive, plain and perfect a character to hold our interest these days. Contemporary audiences just don't worship "perfect" people like this. Plus, the attempts at animation of real people is not good. Snow White and the Prince in particular just don't work - whereas the cartoony dwarves really come alive. Try watching her face when she talks.

    Highlights:

    All of the Queen's scenes are absolute gems, actually. And the dwarves are great. Seven great characters.

    One of the best things Disney ever did was the Queen's angry walk down the staircase to the dungeon, and her subsequent making of a potion to transform herself into an old witch. The way the liquid she's mixing comes alive is fantastic, and the close-ups on the crow sitting on the skull are a nice touch.

    The poison flooding towards the centre of the pot, engulfing the apple, and the jack o'lantern face on it afterwards.

    Some of Disney's most classic songs come from Snow White: Whistle While You Work, Heigh Ho (its off to work we go), and one of the most beautiful Disney songs ever, Some Day My Prince Will Come.

    There's also a very memorable piece of theme music that plays during the climactic storm scene.

    10/10. An essential, marvellous work. A thing to see.
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    • Ben_Cheshire
    • Jul 8, 2004

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    FAQ35

    • How is this movie so poorly rated? 7 stars.. for the first global big hit of a full length animation movie?
    • Dopey appears to be the youngest and looks like an 11 year old boy, was Dopey the youngest dwarf?
    • Does Snow white and the seven dwarfs take place set in Germany a few centuries ago?

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    • Release date
      • February 4, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Disney (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blancanieves y los siete enanos
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA(Walt Disney Productions)
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,499,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $184,925,486
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,017,914
      • Jul 17, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $184,925,486
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3
      • 1.37 : 1

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