Snow White (1987 film)
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| Directed by | Michael Berz |
| Produced by |
Menahem Golan Yoram Globus |
| Written by | Michael Berz |
| Based on |
Snow White published 1812 by the Brothers Grimm |
| Starring |
Diana Rigg Sarah Patterson Billy Barty Nicola Stapleton |
| Music by | Arik Rudich |
| Cinematography | Amnon Salomon |
| Edited by | Moshe Avni John S. Smith |
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| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
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Release date
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1987 (USA) |
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Running time
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83 minutes |
| Country |
Israel United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $41,316,184 |
Snow White is a 1987 American musical/fantasy film based on the classic fairytale and released as part of the "Cannon Movie Tales" series. The film was released straight to video. In August 2005 it was released on Region 1 DVD by MGM.
The film opens with a handsome young prince traveling in the woods, and discovers a beautiful young woman, Snow White, in a glass coffin, seemingly dead. The seven dwarfs arrive and tell the Prince of Snow White's story through flashback.
A courageous King and his fair Queen rule their kingdom well. One winter's day while sewing with her maids, the Queen accidentally pricks her finger with her needle, and a single drop of blood falls on the snow outside her windowsill. The King declares they will have a child with hair as black as ebony, cheeks as red as blood, and skin as white as snow. The Good Queen eventually gives birth to a daughter, whom she names Snow White, but dies shortly after her child is born.
When Snow White (Nicola Stapleton) has grown into a kind child, and her father marries again. However, the new queen (Diana Rigg) is evil and jealous of her stepdaughter. Fearing Snow White's beauty could surpass her own, the Evil Queen orders the huntsman (Amnon Meskin) to get rid of Snow White. During a hunting trip, the huntsman succeeds in taking Snow White from her father, but cannot bring himself to harm her. Snow White escapes into the forest where she finds a cottage belonging to seven kindly dwarfs - Iddy, Biddy, Kiddy, Diddy, Fiddy, Giddy and Liddy - who allow her to stay with them. The King is heartbroken when he heard that Snow White had been eaten by wild animals, and later he is killed in battle.
The years pass, and Snow White (Sarah Patterson) grows into a beautiful young woman. When the Evil Queen asks her magic mirror "who is the fairest one of all", she learns that Snow White is still alive. The Evil Queen plots to kill Snow White three times. First, she disguises herself as a gypsy woman and laces up Snow White in a tight bodice, only for the dwarfs to cut the lace with scissors. Next, she disguises herself as an Asian comb seller and gives Snow White a poisoned comb, only for the dwarfs to remove the comb from her hair. Finally, the Evil Queen disguises herself as an old peddler woman and offers Snow White a poisoned apple. Snow White resists at first, but relents when the Evil Queen cuts the apple in half so they may share it. Snow White eats the poisoned half of the apple and collapses. The dwarfs are unable to revive her, and place her inside a glass coffin.
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