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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

The Happiest, Dopiest, Grumpiest, Sneeziest movie of the year.

193783 minutesFantasy, Animation and FamilyDirected by David Hand, Ben Sharpsteen, William Cottrell, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce and Wilfred Jackson
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About the film

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1937 film at stop 49 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

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.

Principal cast

Adriana Caselotti, Lucille La Verne, Harry Stockwell, Roy Atwell and Pinto Colvig

Key craft credits

Bill Melendez (editor), Frank Churchill (original music composer), Leigh Harline (original music composer), Paul J. Smith (original music composer) and Dick Rickard (screenplay)

Director
David Hand, Ben Sharpsteen, William Cottrell, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce and Wilfred Jackson
Release
1938-01-22
Runtime
83 minutes
Genres
Fantasy, Animation and Family
Country
United States
Quiz
51 questions
The Screen Path journey

Before. After. Remember.

The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.

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Before you watch

Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.

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After the film

Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.

Contains spoilers
03

Quiz yourself

Answer 51 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.

51 questions in this journey

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Full cast

Full cast

  • Adriana CaselottiCharacter: Snow White (voice) (uncredited)
  • Lucille La VerneCharacter: Queen / Witch (voice) (uncredited)
  • Harry StockwellCharacter: Prince (voice) (uncredited)
  • Roy AtwellCharacter: Doc (voice) (uncredited)
  • Pinto ColvigCharacter: Sleepy / Grumpy / Dopey (hiccups) (voice) (uncredited)
  • Otis HarlanCharacter: Happy (voice) (uncredited)
  • Scotty MattrawCharacter: Bashful (voice) (uncredited)
  • Billy GilbertCharacter: Sneezy (voice) (uncredited)
  • Eddie CollinsCharacter: Dopey / Chipmunk and Squirrel Sneezes (voice) (uncredited)
  • Moroni OlsenCharacter: Magic Mirror (voice) (uncredited)
  • Marion DarlingtonCharacter: Birds (voice) (uncredited)
  • Purv PullenCharacter: Birds (voice) (uncredited)
Full crew

Full crew

  • David HandCredits: Director
  • William CottrellCredits: Sequence Supervisor, Director
  • Wilfred JacksonCredits: Sequence Supervisor, Director
  • Larry MoreyCredits: Sequence Supervisor, Lyricist, Director
  • Perce PearceCredits: Sequence Supervisor, Director
  • Ben SharpsteenCredits: Sequence Supervisor, Post Production Supervisor, Director
  • Walt DisneyCredits: Producer
  • Ted SearsCredits: Screenplay
  • Richard CreedonCredits: Screenplay
  • Otto EnglanderCredits: Screenplay
  • Dick RickardCredits: Screenplay
  • Earl HurdCredits: Screenplay
  • Merrill De MarisCredits: Screenplay
  • Dorothy Ann BlankCredits: Screenplay
  • Webb SmithCredits: Screenplay
  • Frank ChurchillCredits: Original Music Composer, Songs
  • Paul J. SmithCredits: Original Music Composer
  • Grim NatwickCredits: Animation
  • James AlgarCredits: Animation
  • Art BabbittCredits: Animation
  • Jack CampbellCredits: Animation
  • Leigh HarlineCredits: Original Music Composer
  • Jacob GrimmCredits: Original Story
  • Wilhelm GrimmCredits: Original Story
  • Edward H. PlumbCredits: Music
  • James MacDonaldCredits: Sound Effects, Songs
  • Purv PullenCredits: Sound Effects
  • Paullean RobCredits: Sound Effects
  • Merle CoxCredits: Background Designer
  • Albert HurterCredits: Animation, Character Technical Supervisor
  • Fred MooreCredits: Animation, Supervising Animator
  • Les ClarkCredits: Animation
  • Eric LarsonCredits: Animation
  • Wolfgang ReithermanCredits: Animation
  • Bob BroughtonCredits: Visual Effects
  • Ward KimballCredits: Animation
  • Milt KahlCredits: Animation
  • Frank ThomasCredits: Animation
  • Ollie JohnstonCredits: Animation, Animation Production Assistant
  • John LounsberyCredits: Animation, Animation Production Assistant
  • Marc DavisCredits: Animation Production Assistant
  • Ken AndersonCredits: Art Direction
  • Tom CodrickCredits: Art Direction
  • Hugh HennesyCredits: Art Direction
  • Harold MilesCredits: Art Direction
  • Kendall O'ConnorCredits: Art Direction, Layout
  • Charles PhilippiCredits: Art Direction
  • Hazel SewellCredits: Art Direction
  • Terrell StappCredits: Art Direction
  • McLaren StewartCredits: Art Direction
  • Gustaf TenggrenCredits: Art Direction
  • John HubleyCredits: Art Direction, Assistant Director
  • Ford BeebeCredits: Assistant Director
  • Carl FallbergCredits: Assistant Director
  • Mike HoloboffCredits: Assistant Director
  • Hamilton LuskeCredits: Supervising Animator
  • Bill TytlaCredits: Supervising Animator
  • Norman FergusonCredits: Supervising Animator
  • Joe GrantCredits: Character Technical Supervisor
  • Dick LundyCredits: Animation
  • Robert StokesCredits: Animation
  • Al EugsterCredits: Animation
  • Cy YoungCredits: Animation
  • Joshua MeadorCredits: Animation
  • Ugo D'OrsiCredits: Animation
  • George RowleyCredits: Animation
  • Fred SpencerCredits: Animation
  • Bill RobertsCredits: Animation
  • Bernard GarbuttCredits: Animation
  • Marvin WoodwardCredits: Animation
  • Shamus CulhaneCredits: Animation
  • Stan QuackenbushCredits: Animation
  • Robert MartschCredits: Animation
  • Samuel ArmstrongCredits: Background Designer
  • Mique NelsonCredits: Background Designer
  • Claude CoatsCredits: Background Designer
  • Phil DikeCredits: Background Designer
  • Ray LockremCredits: Background Designer
  • Maurice NobleCredits: Background Designer
  • Max MorganCredits: Camera Operator
  • Paul BuschCredits: Animation
  • Louis DebneyCredits: Layout
  • Hugh FraserCredits: Animation
  • Campbell GrantCredits: Animation
  • Ferdinand HorvathCredits: Characters, Layout
  • Bill KeilCredits: Animation Production Assistant
  • John McManusCredits: Animation
  • Lester NovrosCredits: Animation Production Assistant
  • Amby PaliwodaCredits: Animation
  • Louie SchmittCredits: Animation
  • Sandy StrotherCredits: Animation
  • Riley ThomsonCredits: Animation
  • Clair WeeksCredits: Animation Production Assistant
  • Cornett WoodCredits: Animation
  • Virginia LockwoodCredits: Costume Design
  • George CaveCredits: Editorial Production Assistant
  • Bill MelendezCredits: Editor
  • I.J. WilkinsonCredits: Assistant Editor
  • David SwiftCredits: Animation
  • Tony RiveraCredits: Animation
  • Hal AdelquistCredits: Assistant Director
  • George LowerreCredits: Sound Engineer
  • James MacDonaldCredits: Sound Effects
  • Clarence NashCredits: Sound Effects
  • Mickey BatchelderCredits: Camera Operator
  • Ken MooreCredits: Camera Operator

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