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Cinderella

film by Geronimi, Jackson, and Luske [1950]
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Cinderella, American animated film, released in 1950, that was made by Walt Disney and was based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault. In this fairly faithful rendering of the classic tale, a beautiful young girl is forced into virtual slavery by her cruel, exploitative stepmother and jealous stepsisters. With the aid of animal friends and the enchantments of a fairy godmother, Cinderella is able to attend a royal ball, where she has until the...

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