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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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     MPAA Rating Reason Running Time Distributor Theatrical Release date G 83 minutes RKO Pictures February 8, 1938 The success of Mikey Mouse short films and the Silly Symphonies in the late 1920s and early 1930s led Walt Disney to create something new and truly innovative that many studios and film critics considered a huge gamble, a gamble that would not only pay off, but set the stage for a legacy. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was the first animated film released by Walt Disney Studios (although released thru RKO Pictures at the time). It also inspired girls all over the world to dream that they’re princess that hope to meet their Prince Charming. Disney was inspired to make it as he watched the 1916 version of “Snow White”, although the movie version was based on a story in Grimn’s Fairy Tales. The story was way violent, but Disney had to tone it down to make it more kid-friendly. The animated film is bookend by live-action scenes of