A new 4K restoration of Cinderella finally gets the Disney Princess' dress and hair back to their original hues. Here's what went into remastering the movie. Cinderella is the birth name of the titular character in Disney's 1950 animated film.
This differs from other versions where her name is Ella, with 'Cinderella' being a derogatory nickname from her stepfamily. The live-action remake and certain Disney storybooks adhere to the original narrative, presenting Ella as her original name. Cinderella is a 1950 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Based on Charles Perrault 's 1697 fairy tale, the film follows Cinderella, the daughter of a widowed aristocrat, who is forced to become a servant of her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, until Cinderella's fairy godmother grants her the chance to attend the royal. Cinderella's 1950 release certainly paved the way for the Disney Princess franchise, and helped to cement the Walt Disney Company as a family storyteller for years to come, both in films released in theaters and for home viewing, and in theme parks around the world. Did you know that we have a new Today in Disney History every week? The crooner sang "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" and welcomed the Firehouse Five Plus Two jazz band as guests-their membership included Disney artists who had worked on Cinderella.
"Say Bing, did you mention that full-length Technicolor picture, Cinderella?" asked animator and trombonist Ward Kimball. "We had to play hooky [from work] today. Cinderella is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures ' animated film of the same name released in 1950.
Voiced by Ilene Woods, the character is adapted from the character from folk tales, primarily the French version written by Charles Perrault in 1697. For the sequels and subsequent film and television appearances, Woods was replaced by actresses Jennifer Hale and Tami. The part of Cinderella was performed by Helene Stanley, who would go on to supply live action references for Sleeping Beauty and Anita Radcliff in One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
So if you ever thought those three Disney damsels looked similar, now you know why! Cinderella: Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske. With Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Claire Du Brey. When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
Cinderella may be the most well-known and popular Disney princess of all time! To date, she has been the subject of a 1950 Disney animated classic, its 2015 live action remake, and a Rodgers and. Cinderella is the main protagonist from The Walt Disney Company's twelfth animated film Cinderella (1950) and its two sequels, Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time. In the original film, she is voiced by the late Ilene Woods.
In the two sequels, she was voiced by Jennifer Hale. She was portrayed by Lily James in the live.