Original Film Posters Online
Original Film Posters Online
Lot Closed
September 5, 01:09 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / Blanche Neige (1937) Poster, Belgium
Unframed: 33 x 23 in. (83.8 x 58.4 cm)
Framed: 40 x 31 in. (101.6 x 78.8 cm)
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This was Walt Disney's first feature animation and when it was released in 1937 was welcomed as a magical marvel. Disney estimated the cost of making this animation at $250,000, which was already ten times as much as making one of his short animations. However, it ended up costing a staggering 1.5 million dollars, with Disney having to mortgage his home to help finance the film. Luckily it ended up being a gamble worth taking, as the film grossed over 8 million dollars in its international first release, and was one of the most successful films of the decade.
Exceptionally rare. Less than five known surviving examples.
The artwork on this poster is absolutely charming and beautifully captures the characters of Snow White and the seven dwarfs.