The Seventh Dwarf

2014 German film
  • 25 September 2014 (2014-09-25)
Running time
87 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGermanBox office$15.5 million[1]

The Seventh Dwarf (German: Der 7bte Zwerg) is a 2014 German animated musical comedy film directed by Boris Aljinovic and Harald Siepermann based upon the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty and characters from another fairy tale, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It is a sequel to the films 7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Wood (2004) and 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006), and is the first film in the series that is animated.

The film was released in cinemas on 25 September 2014 in Germany and on 31 July 2015 in the US. The director Harald Siepermann died in February 2013 during the production of the film. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences.

Plot

In the castle, Fantabularasa is a big celebration for the 18th birthday of Princess Rose, who has been cursed by the evil ice fairy, Dellamorta. If she is pricked with a sharp object before midnight, the whole kingdom will sleep for 100 years. For protection, the princess is required to wear armor. All is going well until clumsy Bobo, the seventh dwarf, makes a big mistake — and Dellamorta's curse is fulfilled.

Only with a kiss of true love can the curse be lifted. Dellamorta captures the kitchen boy, Jack, who loves Rose. With the help of a dragon named Burner, the dwarves search for "Prince Charming".

Cast

Nearly all performers of the first two films voice their characters.

Character Voice actor
(German) 		Voice actor
(English dub)
Princess Rose Mia Diekow Peyton List
Burner, the Dragon Christian Brückner Norm MacDonald
Dellamorta Nina Hagen Nina Hagen
Bobo Ritesh Accajeea Breckin Meyer
Tschakko Mirco Nontschew Matt Gilbert
Cloudy Boris Aljinovic Al Parrish
Sunny Ralf Schmitz Geoff May
Cooky Gustav Peter Wöhler Joe Marth
Speedy Martin Schneider Cameron Elvin
Ralphy Norbert Heisterkamp Peter Karwowski
Jack, the Kitchen Boy Henning Nöhren James Frantowski
Snow White Cosma Shiva Hagen Lindsay Goodtimes
King Peter Weck Dave Pender

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on 9 reviews, and an average rating of 5/10.[2] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 20 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[3]

Deutsche Zwerge-Fans dürften nach sieben Jahren Wartezeit enttäuscht sein, denn der animierte Film ist zwar kindgerechter als die ersten beiden Filme, bietet dabei allerdings (noch) weniger witzige Momente.
German 'Dwarves fans' are likely to be disappointed after seven years of waiting, because although the animated film is more aimed at children than the first two films, it has (even) fewer funny moments.

— Filmstarts.de[4]

Die Fans der Realfilme sollten sich klar sein, dass Der 7bte Zwerg in seinem Humor gemäßigter ist. Nina Hagen spielt die Hexe mit herrlicher Bösartigkeit. Unterm Strich gilt: Flotte Unterhaltung für Kids.
The fans of live-action films should be aware that The 7th Dwarf is more limited in its humor. Nina Hagen plays the witch with great viciousness. The bottom line is: Fast entertainment for kids.

— Kritiken.de[5]

Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media gave the film three stars out of five, saying that "musical fairy tale has a familiar story but is fine for kids."[6]

Soundtrack

Der 7bte Zwerg - Das Album
Soundtrack album by
Released26 September 2014 (2014-09-26)
GenreSoundtrack
LabelUniversal Music
Track list (Soundtrack)[7]
  1. ‘Hauptthema I’
  2. ‘Bakery Song’ (Kuchenback Lied)
  3. ‘Kuchenschlacht’
  4. ‘Hey, Dwarves ...’ (Hey Zwerge)
  5. ‘Ankunft im Schloss’
  6. ‘Happy Birthday’
  7. ‘Dellamorta's Tango’
  8. ‘Waffen!’
  9. ‘Merman Rap’ (Meermänner Rap)
  10. ‘Freundschaft’
  11. ‘Take a Chance’ (Gib dir ne Chance)
  12. ‘Pfeifen & Barbershop’
  13. ‘Fairy Tales’ (Manchmal werden Märchen wahr)
  14. ‘Size Doesn't Matter’
  15. ‘Burner entdeckt Bubi’
  16. ‘Schlittenfahrt’
  17. ‘Der Hoftüftler’
  18. ‘Das Drachentor’
  19. ‘Geh nicht weiter’
  20. ‘Schlosswalzer’
  21. ‘Der Fluch’
  22. ‘Eisriese’
  23. ‘Hauptthema II’

References

  1. ^ "The Seventh Dwarf". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ "The Seventh Dwarf (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "The Seventh Dwarf Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ Kritik von Björn Becher Archived 15 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine from Filmstarts.de. Retrieved 27 May 2015
  5. ^ Kritik von Peter Osteriedfrom Kritiken.de. Retrieved 27 May 2015 Archived 27 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Chen, Sandie Angulo. "The Seventh Dwarf Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  7. ^ Der 7bte Zwerg - Das Album (Amazon.com)

External links

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  • The Seventh Dwarf at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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