Biancaneve e i sette nani: la realizzazione dell’impossibile
How Folly Became a Cinematic Revolution
2026 · 46m
Documentary
Directed by
Alessandro Bergero
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Biancaneve e i sette nani: la realizzazione dell’impossibile
Overview
In 1934, Walt Disney set out to do what no one had dared before: transform animation, until then confined to short, rhythmic gags, into a feature-length film. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs forced his studio to reinvent techniques, working methods, and even the art of visual storytelling itself. Amid delays, runaway budgets, and hundreds of artists at work, what seemed like madness turned into an unprecedented challenge. This is the story of making the impossible a reality.
Director and cast
- Alessandro Bergero Director
- Alessandro Bergero as Narrator
- Niccolò Bedino as Wilfred Jackson (voice)
- Riccardo Cerfolli as Art Babbitt (voice)
- Alessandro Arena as Grim Natwick (voice)
- Simone Tosoni as Dick Huemer (voice)
- Simone Arena as Walt Disney (voice)
- Lorenzo Arena as Roy Disney (voice)
- Francesco Ponzetto as Douglas Churchill (voice)
- Davide Simeoni as Dick Lundy (voice)
- Matteo Trudu as Tom Codrick (voice)
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