Cinderella (1950)

Cinderella's narrative has been adapted in a variety of ways. The oldest recorded record is the Rhodopis myth from ancient Greece. The most renowned adaptation must be Walt Disney's 1950 film based on Charles Perrault's fairy tale.

Cinderella, despite her stepmother's protests, is permitted to attend the Royal Ball thanks to the intervention of her animal friends and fairy godmother. The picture marked a watershed moment for Walt Disney Studios since it had not enjoyed such critical and economic success since 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." In some ways, it was the studio's own rags-to-riches story, as it allowed them to start work on a number of other projects and break ground on Disneyland within a decade. It was also the first picture in which all nine of the Disney animation department's "Nine Old Men" worked on it.

Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske

IMDb user rating: 7.3

Votes: 142,179

Metascore: 85

Runtime: 74 minutes