Cinderella (1950 movie)

Cinderella is the twelth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. It was produced by Walt Disney, and released to theaters on February 15, 1950 by RKO Radio Pictures. In the film, a young girl abused by her stepmother and step-sisters is still able to go the ball and win her prince, with the help of a fairy godmother, a half dozen mice, and a pumpkin. The sevil stepmother Lady Tremaine, and the malevolent cat, Lucifer, make foils for Cinderella and her allies in this musical version of the fairy tale.

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Animated feature - Disney animated features canon - Walt Disney - February 15 - 1950 - RKO Radio Pictures - Abuse - Lucifer

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The film was directed by Clyde Geronomi, Hamilton Luske and Wilfred Jackson, adapted from the fairy tale "Cinderella", drawing primarily from the version by Charles Perrault. Songs were by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, and Al Hoffman. Made on the cusp, between the classic "golden age" Disney animations of the 1930s and 1940s, and the less critically acclaimed productions of the 1950s, Cinderella is representive of both eras.

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Clyde Geronomi - Hamilton Luske - Wilfred Jackson - Fairy tale - Cinderella - Charles Perrault - Mack David - Jerry Livingston - Al Hoffman - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s

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Cinderella was the first full-bodied feature produced by the studio since Bambi in 1942; World War II and low box office returns had forced Walt Disney to produce a series of inexpensive package films such as The Three Caballeros and Fun and Fancy Free for the duration of the 1940s.

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Bambi - 1942 - World War II - Box office - Walt Disney - The Three Caballeros - Fun and Fancy Free - 1940s

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Songs in the film include "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes", "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo", "Sing Sweet Nightingale", and "Cinderella". "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" became a hit single four times, with notable versions by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters.

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A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes - Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo - Perry Como - Fontane Sisters

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On October 4, 2005, Cinderella was released on 'DVD as the sixth installment of Disney's Platinum Edition series.

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October 4 - 2005 - DVD

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