Film

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.

FantasyAnimationFamilywitchdying and deathprincessbecoming an adultdwarfmagicpoisonsadnessqueenattempted murdercartoonvillain

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