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Cottage of the Seven Dwarfs

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Cottage of the Seven Dwarfs
Background Information
Feature Films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Television Programmes
Disneyland Attractions Snow White's Scary Adventures
Designer Albert Hurter
Ken Anderson
Inspiration Dr. Rotwang's house in Fritz Lang's Metropolis
Other Information
Other Names
Location Over the seven jewelled hills, beyond the seventh fall
Inhabitants Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Fly
Visitors Snow White, Forest Animals, The Witch
Final State


The Cottage of the Seven Dwarfs is a location featured in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It is the home of the Seven Dwarfs, who leave every morning to work in the Dwarfs' Mine. Snow White comes upon the cottage during the day and, finding it deserted, cleans it (with the help of the Forest Animals) in the hope of being allowed to stay.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

[edit] Design

It is likely that the general appearance and shape of the Dwarfs' cottage was inspired by the ancient home of Dr. Rotwang in Fritz Lang's Metropolis, a film studied by the Disney artists at the time[1]. The cottage was designed primarily by inspirational sketch artist Albert Hurter. Hurter is also responsible for the carved decorations and instruments inside the cottage; designs of a similar nature are also present in Gepetto's Workshop in Pinocchio[2]. Ken Anderson constructed a detailled miniature of the cottage and its interior, to which layout artists could refer[3].

[edit] References

  1. Robin Allan, "Walt Disney and Europe" (Indiana University Press, Indiana, 1999) ISBN 0-253-21353-3
  2. John Canemaker, "Before the Animation Begins: The Life and Times of Disney inspirational Sketch Artists" (Hyperion, New York, 1999) ISBN 0-7868-6152-5


Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Humans: Snow White | The Queen | The Prince | Humbert the Huntsman

Dwarfs: Doc | Grumpy | Happy | Bashful | Sleepy | Sneezy | Dopey

Creatures: Forest Animals | Fly | Raven | Vultures

Objects: Magic Mirror | Poisoned Apple

Locations: Queen's Castle | Cottage of the Seven Dwarfs | Dwarfs' Mine | Forest

Songs: I'm Wishing | One Song | With A Smile And A Song | Whistle While You Work | Heigh Ho | Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum (The Dwarfs' Washing Song) | The Silly Song | Some Day My Prince Will Come

Unused Songs: Music In Your Soup | You're Never Too Old

Other: Unused Dwarfs | Attraction | Merchandise | Promotional Material | Parodies | Legacy