Snow White

This early silent film adaptation tells the classic fairy tale of Snow White, who flees her wicked stepmother, the Queen, and finds refuge with seven dwarfs. The Queen, determined to be the fairest in the land, plots to kill Snow White, eventually succeeding with a poisoned apple, only for Snow White to be revived by a prince.

As a silent film from 1916, contemporary critical reception is difficult to gauge with modern metrics. However, it was a notable early attempt to bring the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale to the screen, praised for its visual storytelling and faithfulness to the source material within the limitations of early cinema.

• An admirable early silent film adaptation of a classic fairy tale.

• Showcases the storytelling capabilities of cinema in its nascent stages.

• A charming and visually engaging interpretation for its time.

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This 1916 silent film version of Snow White is one of the earliest cinematic adaptations of the fairy tale and predates the more famous Disney animated version by over two decades.