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Cinderella

  • 19501950
  • GG
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
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Cinderella (1950)
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When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
157K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,393
271
  • Directors
    • Clyde Geronimi
    • Wilfred Jackson
    • Hamilton Luske
  • Writers
    • Charles Perrault(from the original classic by)
    • Bill Peet(story)
    • Erdman Penner(story)
  • Stars
    • Ilene Woods(voice)
    • James MacDonald(voice)
    • Eleanor Audley(voice)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Clyde Geronimi
    • Wilfred Jackson
    • Hamilton Luske
  • Writers
    • Charles Perrault(from the original classic by)
    • Bill Peet(story)
    • Erdman Penner(story)
  • Stars
    • Ilene Woods(voice)
    • James MacDonald(voice)
    • Eleanor Audley(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 180User reviews
    • 126Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Marion Darlington, James MacDonald, Clint McCauley, Lucille Williams, June Sullivan, and Helen Seibert in Cinderella (1950)
    Verna Felton, James MacDonald, and Ilene Woods in Cinderella (1950)
    Ilene Woods in Cinderella (1950)
    Eleanor Audley, Lucille Bliss, and Rhoda Williams in Cinderella (1950)
    James MacDonald in Cinderella (1950)
    Ilene Woods in Cinderella (1950)
    Clint McCauley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Lucille Williams, June Sullivan, and Helen Seibert in Cinderella (1950)
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    Mike Douglas, William Phipps, and Ilene Woods in Cinderella (1950)
    Mike Douglas, William Phipps, and Ilene Woods in Cinderella (1950)
    Eleanor Audley in Cinderella (1950)

    Top cast

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    Ilene Woods
    Ilene Woods
    • Cinderellaas Cinderella
    • (voice)
    James MacDonald
    • Jaqas Jaq
    • (voice)
    • …
    Eleanor Audley
    Eleanor Audley
    • Lady Tremaineas Lady Tremaine
    • (voice)
    Verna Felton
    Verna Felton
    • Fairy Godmotheras Fairy Godmother
    • (voice)
    Claire Du Brey
    Claire Du Brey
      Rhoda Williams
      • Drizellaas Drizella
      • (voice)
      Helene Stanley
      Helene Stanley
        Luis Van Rooten
        • Kingas King
        • (voice)
        • …
        Don Barclay
        Don Barclay
        • Doormanas Doorman
        • (voice)
        Lucille Bliss
        Lucille Bliss
        • Anastasiaas Anastasia
        • (voice)
        Jeffrey Stone
        Jeffrey Stone
          Mike Douglas
          Mike Douglas
          • Prince Charmingas Prince Charming
          • (singing voice)
          William Phipps
          William Phipps
          • Prince Charmingas Prince Charming
          • (voice)
          Marion Darlington
          • Birdsas Birds
          • (voice)
          Earl Keen
          • Brunoas Bruno
          • (voice)
          John Woodbury
            Lucille Williams
            • Perla - a Mouseas Perla - a Mouse
            • (voice)
            June Foray
            June Foray
            • Luciferas Lucifer
            • (voice)
            • Directors
              • Clyde Geronimi
              • Wilfred Jackson
              • Hamilton Luske
            • Writers
              • Charles Perrault(from the original classic by)
              • Bill Peet(story)
              • Erdman Penner(story)
            • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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            Storyline

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            Did you know

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            • Trivia
              Ilene Woods suffered from Alzheimer's disease in the later years of her life. During this time, she did not even remember that she had played Cinderella, but nurses claimed that she was very much comforted by the song "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes".
            • Goofs
              (at around 1h 8 mins) When Anastasia is kicking the footman into the piano keys, his head hits the keys on the far left of the piano, but higher-pitched notes can also be heard, which could not possibly be heard from the far left end of the piano.
            • Quotes

              Cinderella: [singing] A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep. In dreams you will lose your heartaches. Whatever you wish for, you keep. Have faith in your dreams, and someday, your rainbow will come smiling through. No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true.

            • Crazy credits
              In lieu of a cast list, the opening credits specify "with the talents of" followed by nine names: Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Claire Du Brey, Rhoda Williams, James MacDonald, Helene Stanley, Luis Van Rooten, and Don Barclay. However, only seven of these persons provided voices for the animated characters (according to studio records) and are listed in the cast. Both Stanley and Du Brey were live action models to help the artists animate the humans. They were placed in the miscellaneous section.
            • Alternate versions
              In the 1988 video, instead of the original RKO logo, the film opens with the complete Walt Disney Pictures logo, with the Walt Disney Pictures theme replacing part of the title song. For the 1995 video, the portion of the song was restored, but a Buena Vista credit replaced the RKO logo. (The 1995 laserdisc used the original RKO logo; the familiar blue logo appears before and after the film, but not replacing any part. In the 2012 Blu-Ray/DVD, the familiar blue logo wasn't used at all and the original RKO logo was restored.) For the 2005 DVD, the movie opens with a shortened Walt Disney Pictures logo accompanied by the part of the song that played with the RKO logo.
            • Connections
              Edited into The Magical World of Disney: The Great Cat Family (1956)
            • Soundtracks
              Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
              (1949) (uncredited)

              Music and Lyrics by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, and Al Hoffman

              Performed by Verna Felton and chorus

            User reviews180

            Review
            Top review
            9/10
            A success, on the whole
            People criticise Disney's animated features of the 1950s for being overly glossy, set in landscapes that are much too pristine. That criticism is just. And yet it can't be the whole story, because the two least glossy - "Alice in Wonderland" and "Peter Pan" - are also the weakest. "Cinderella", on the other hand, set in a world in which the very dirt sparkles, is clearly the best.

            It DOES look good. The backgrounds are subtle and consistent; the colours are pure without being too bright. The animation varies a bit. I'll swear that some of the humans are rotoscoped - but then, the rotoscoped humans (including Cinderella herself) aren't full-blooded characters in the script, so this approach works well enough. It's really the animals that make the movie. I think the studio had never quite used animals in this way before, as totems rather than sidekicks. The mice, for instance, are the creatures who draw us into the story; but they are really representatives or allies of the more colourless Cinderella. The cat, Lucifer, is a kind of witch's familiar to the Wicked Stepmother. (The cat is brilliantly conceived and animated - one of the best feline creations of all time. The supervising animator was Ward Kimball and he modelled it on his own cat. I wonder how he put up with the animal.) This approach allows the animals to steal the show without drawing our attention from the main story. Their actions are of maximum interest only in the light of the main story.

            Among the supporting cast the notable humans are the King and the Grand Duke. The King is a one note character - he wants grandchildren and appears to have no other desires at all - but the note is struck in a pleasing fashion. The Grand Duke is a put-upon character who deserves to be lifted out of his sphere as much as Cinderella does. (Although he, of course, is richer.)

            "Cinderella" is Disney's return to features after an eight-year hiatus, and neither with it nor with any subsequent movie would he recapture the raw brilliance of his early years. Moreover he made things hard for himself by picking "Cinderella". She's a passive heroine and there's not much anyone can do about that. (Maybe I'm wrong on this score - I haven't seen the recent "Ever After".) Nonetheless it is remarkable how successful Disney was in bringing this unpromising story to life, without cutting across the grain of its spirit.
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            • Aug 12, 1999

            FAQ6

            • What is 'Cinderella' about?
            • Is 'Cinderella' based on a book?
            • Where in the film does it say that the stepmother's name is Lady Tremaine?

            Details

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            • Release date
              • March 4, 1950 (United States)
            • Country of origin
              • United States
            • Official site
              • Official site
            • Language
              • English
            • Also known as
              • La cenicienta
            • Filming locations
              • Château de Chambord, Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France
            • Production company
              • Walt Disney Animation Studios
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            Box office

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            • Budget
              • $2,900,000 (estimated)
            • Gross US & Canada
              • $93,141,149
            • Opening weekend US & Canada
              • $1,300,000
              • Dec 20, 1981
            • Gross worldwide
              • $96,383,330
            See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

            Technical specs

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            • Runtime
              1 hour 14 minutes
            • Color
              • Color
            • Aspect ratio
              • VHS
              • 1.37 : 1

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