

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938
Directed by David Hand, Ben Sharpsteen, William Cottrell, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Wilfred Jackson
- Fantasy, Animation, Family
- 83 min
- G
The Happiest, Dopiest, Grumpiest, Sneeziest movie of the year.
A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jun 20227/10
A vain Queen visits her mirror each day to have it confirmed that she is the fairest in the land. When, one morning, her validator gives her news less to her liking she determines to have her step daughter "Snow White" done away with. Her captain of the guard is dispatched into the forest with his young charge with instructions to see she doesn't return! He can't quite bring himself to murder the girl, so abandons her thinking the forest will do the job for him... Luckily, she stumbles upon the cottage of the seven dwarves - who depart each day to mine for jewels. They return home, discover her asleep in one of their tiny beds and after a bit of a bumpy start, take her to their hearts. That's basically the theme - the film has "heart"; the dwarves reflect seven differing facets of human personality but all are sensitively enveloped in a glue of loyalty and humanity. All of these are tested as the wicked Queen discovers that the girl is still thriving (via her mirror) and sets out, personally, do the job. This Brothers' Grimm story is the stuff of all of our childhoods, as is the ending to this ultimately romantic fairy tale. The animations are beautifully crafted; the dialogue of m
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Cast
- Adriana CaselottiSnow White (voice) (uncredited)
- Lucille La VerneQueen / Witch (voice) (uncredited)
- Harry StockwellPrince (voice) (uncredited)
- Roy AtwellDoc (voice) (uncredited)
- Pinto ColvigSleepy / Grumpy / Dopey (hiccups) (voice) (uncredited)
- Otis HarlanHappy (voice) (uncredited)
- Scotty MattrawBashful (voice) (uncredited)
- Billy GilbertSneezy (voice) (uncredited)
- Eddie CollinsDopey / Chipmunk and Squirrel Sneezes (voice) (uncredited)
- Moroni OlsenMagic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
- David HandDirector
- Ben SharpsteenDirector
- William CottrellDirector
- Ted SearsScreenplay
- Richard CreedonScreenplay
- Otto EnglanderScreenplay
- Frank ChurchillOriginal Music Composer
- Paul J. SmithOriginal Music Composer
- Leigh HarlineOriginal Music Composer
- Bill MelendezEditor
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