legendary movie producer walt disney bring three of the world great fairy tale to the screen . they remain among the most popular animated film of all time . the first be his groundbreaking classic snow white and the seven dwarf release in 1937. the last be the then under appreciate sleeping beauty which make it debut in 1959. in between these two be perhaps his most satisfying adaptation of a classic fairy tale represent cinderella ( 1950 ) . of the three film and cinderella be the one most faithful to it origin . ironically and unlike snow white and which for good or bad and become for many the definitive version of the story . cinderella do not follow the same path . although it be a hit and and like snow white and be responsible for restore the dwindle disney fortune and it never achieve the same audience recognition which it certainly deserve . disney and for once and do himself proud and elect not to tamper with a classic and instead elaborate and add substance to the tale and rather than rewrite it for the screen . the result be enchant . a combination of superb animation ( in beautifully soft technicolor ) and the perfect voice talent bring the story to life with a radiance that endure to this day . ilene wood and who be a radio performer and record demonstration disc of the song a a favor to the author of the material and al hoffman and mack david and and jerry livingston . when disney hear them and he know he have find his cinderella . and indeed he have . wood heartfelt rendition of a dream be a wish your heart make and so this be love and oh sing sweet nightingale be perfect . eleanor audley and who would go on to voice maleficent in sleep beauty and masterfully capture the icy cruelty of the stepmother and while rhoda williams and lucille bliss be convincingly nasty stepsister . luis van rooten admirably perform a both the king and the grand duke and and james macdonald be endear a both jaq and gu and cinderella devote mouse . william phipps have little dialog a the prince ( future talk show host mike douglas provide his singing voice ) but film ( and disney ) veteran and verna felton be bear to play the fairy godmother and and she make the best number and ( the oscar nominate bibbidi bobbidi boo ) her own show stopper . among the artist responsible for the look of the film and be mary blair and whose inspired use of color be greatly admire by disney . her elegant french period background add tremendously to the quality of the movie . but and most important of all be the believable character from cinderella and right down to lucifer and the stepmother deliciously evil cat . they bring both life and vibrancy to the often told story and something very difficult to create in an animated film . in conjunction with the film 55 year anniversary and ( and and not so coincidentally and the come holiday season ) cinderella have just be release on a special edition dvd . it simply have never look well . the fully restore film must be see to be appreciate suffice it to say and it look wonderful . an enhanced stereo soundtrack have be add and and serve the music well . the dvd extra and now a standard part of disney platinum edition and be too numerous to list here and but a usual and some be direct towards child and some be slant to adult and and the rest fall somewhere in between . but real fan will want to get the deluxe gift set and because and along with an actual cell from the film and eight character sketch and it include a 160 page hardback book and which not only incorporate most of the material find in the book with the 1995 special edition home video release and but much more as well . a usual for disney and cinderella will only be available for a limited time . so and if like me and you be a cinderella lover and get it now . this edition be truly a dream come true .