Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1955 film)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (USA: Snow White, German: Schneewittchen und die 7 Zwerge) is a 1955 German film, directed by Erich Kobler, based on the 1812 story of Schneewittchen by the Brothers Grimm.

Schneewittchen
Title card
Directed by	Erich Kobler
Produced by	Hubert Schonger
Written by	Konrad Lustig Walter Oehmichen
Based on	Snow White as collected by The Brothers Grimm
Starring	Elke Arendt Adele "Addi" Adametz Niels Clausnitzer Dietrich Thoms Renate Eichholz Zita Hitz Erwin Platzer
Narrated by	Paul Tripp (1965-English)
Music by	Franz Miller Carl Stueber Anne Delugg (US version) Milton Delugg (US version)
Cinematography	Wolf Swan
Edited by	Horst Rossberger (as Horst Roßberger)
Distributed by	Jugendfilm-Verleih (1955) (West Germany) (theatrical) Childhood Productions (USA, English-dubbed) (theatrical)
Release date	November 27, 1955 (West Germany) October 15, 1962 (Denmark) November 1965 (USA, English-dubbed)
Running time	76 min.
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Cast

Elke Arendt – Snow White
Adele "Addi" Adametz – The Evil Queen, Snow White's evil stepmother
Niels Clausnitzer – Prince Edelmunt
Dietrich Thoms – The Huntsman
Renate Eichholz – The Good Queen, Snow White's mother
Zita Hitz – Francisca, the Chambermaid
Erwin Platzer – The Little Moor

Production

Neuschwanstein Castle, in Bavaria, Germany was used as a film set.

The Seven Dwarfs were all played by children from children's dance group led by Suse Böhm.

DVD release

In 2007, Schneewittchen was released on DVD in Germany. The film was also part of five DVD boxset, which contained other classic live-action German fairytale films made in the 1950s.

In 2003, the American English-dubbed DVD version was released officially in the United States by Catcom Home Video/Krb Music and then re-issued in 2007. PR Studios then re-issued the DVD in 2008.

External links

Snow White by the Brothers Grimm
Disney franchise Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree Snow-White-Fire-Red The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights
Standalone films	Snow White (1902) Snow White (1916) Betty Boop in Snow-White (1933) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943) The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue (1951) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1955) Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) Snow White (1962) The New Adventures of Snow White (1969) A Snow White Christmas (1980) Neberte nám princeznú (1981) Snow White (1987) Happily Ever After (1990) Snow White (1995) Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001) 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood (2004) Snow White: The Sequel (2007) Sydney White (2007) Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White—Another Bite @ the Apple (2009) Blanche Neige (2009) Grimm's Snow White (2012) Mirror Mirror (2012) Blancanieves (2012) Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012) The Seventh Dwarf (2014) Charming (2018) Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (2019)
The Huntsman film series	Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
Television series	The 10th Kingdom (miniseries) The Charmings (sitcom) The Legend of Snow White (anime series) Prétear (anime series) Once Upon a Time (drama series) Sofia the First (TV series) ("The Enchanted Feast") (Season 2, Episode 27) The 7D (TV series)
Stage	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1912 play) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (musical) A Snow White Christmas (musical)
Other media	Fables (comics) Mira, Mirror (novel) Mirror Mirror (novel) Red as Blood (short story) Schneewittchen (opera) Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (attraction) Snow White's Scary Adventures (attraction) Snow White Grotto (attraction) Snow White: Happily Ever After (video game) "Snow, Glass, Apples" (short story) The Serpent's Shadow (novel) Fairest (novel) Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (short story collection) Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. (OVA) The Wolf Among Us (video game) Dark Parables (video game)
Ballet	The Magic Mirror (1903)
Characters	Snow White Snow White (Disney) Mary Margaret Blanchard The Queen Evil Queen (Disney) Regina Mills Queen of Fables The Seven Dwarfs The Magic Mirror The King The Huntsman Prince Charming David Nolan
Category

The Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm · Wilhelm Grimm
Works	Grimms' Fairy Tales Deutsche Sagen Deutsche Mythologie
Notable tales	"Bearskin" "The Brave Little Tailor" "Brother and Sister" "Cat and Mouse in Partnership" "Cinderella" "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs" "The Dog and the Sparrow" "The Elves and the Shoemaker" "The Four Skillful Brothers" "The Frog Prince" "The Fisherman and His Wife" "Godfather Death" "The Golden Bird" "The Golden Goose" "The Goose Girl" "The Goose-Girl at the Well" "Hans My Hedgehog" "Hansel and Gretel" "The Hut in the Forest" "The Jew Among Thorns" "Jorinde and Joringel" "The Juniper Tree" "The King of the Golden Mountain" "King Thrushbeard" "Little Red Riding Hood" "Mary's Child" "Mother Holle" "Old Hildebrand" "Old Sultan" "The Queen Bee" "Rapunzel" "The Riddle" Rumpelstiltskin "The Seven Ravens" "The Six Servants" "The Six Swans" "Sleeping Beauty" "Snow White" "Snow-White and Rose-Red" "The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was" "The Three Little Men in the Wood" "The Three Spinners" "Thumbling" "Town Musicians of Bremen" "Trusty John" "The Turnip" "The Twelve Brothers" "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" The White Snake "The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats" "The Wonderful Musician"
Other	Grimm's law Göttingen Seven Grim Tales The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Once Upon a Brothers Grimm Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics The Brothers Grimm Grimm Tales The Sisters Grimm Fairy tale American McGee's Grimm German Fairy Tale Route Grimm Once Upon a Time
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