The first Dutch release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs called "Sneeuwwitje en de zeven dwergen" hit the screens November 11, 1938. Snow flakes were added to the Gustaf Tenggren design on the poster so that it would look more like a Christmas movie.
That first Dutch version was directed by Max Tak and Kurt Gerron and featured the voices of Cecilia Bach as Snow White, Tilly Perin-Bouwmeester as the Queen, Lex Karsemeyer as the Prince, Paul Huf as the Magic Mirror, Johan Kart as Doc, Wam Heskes as Happy, Louis de Bree as Grumpy, Lucas Wensing as Sleepy, Frits van Dijk as Sneezy and Cohen Hissink as Bashful.
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| Noeggerath Theater of Amsterdam in 1938 |
This first dub was replaced in 1984 and then again in 1990. A common practice for Disney. Here is the original Dutch program in its entirety. Click on the pictures for a bigger version.
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Very nice! :)
ReplyDeleteI can't over the fact they felt the need to put the height refference doc over the picture of a animator making a totally unrelated face.
ReplyDeleteFor the Dutch and German version a revolutionary Dutch optical sound system was used, invented by the Associated Acoustics organisation with 40% better sound quality than the American RCA-system.
ReplyDeleteFascinating!
DeleteThe German version does sound better to my ears than the French one recorded in the US.
Where did you find that information?
+Jordaankroniek Do you have the Dutch 1938 dubn? :)
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