The Seventh Dwarf (German: Der 7bte Zwerg), is a German 3D computer-animated film, created in 2014. The film is based upon the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty and characters from 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 animated film in the series. The film was released in cinemas on 25 September 2014 in Germany and on 31 July 2015 in the United States. The director Harald Siepermann died in February 2013 during the production of the film.

The Seventh Dwarf
German theatrical poster
Der 7bte Zwerg
Directed by	Boris Aljinovic, Harald Siepermann
Written by	Harald Siepermann, Daniel Welbat, Douglas Welbat
Story by	Otto Waalkes, Bernd Eilert, Sven Unterwaldt Jr.
Based on	Sleeping Beauty by Brothers Grimm
Produced by	Douglas Welbat, Otto Waalkes, Bernd Eilert, Hans-Otto Mertens, Tilo Seiffert, Nikolaus Lohmann, Klaus Dohle, Matthias Triebel, Thilo Kleine
Starring	Peyton List Norm MacDonald Nina Hagen Breckin Meyer
Cinematography	Jo Heim
Edited by	Holger Trautmann, Sascha Wolff-Täger
Music by	Daniel Welbat, Stephan Gade
Production company	Zipfelmützen GmbH & Co. KG
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	25 September 2014 (2014-09-25)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German
Box office	$15.5 million[1]

Plot

In the castle Fantabularasa there 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 one hundred years. Thus, the princess is required to wear armor. Everything goes according to plan until clumsy Bobo, the seventh dwarf, makes a big mistake and Dellamorta's curse is fulfilled. Only with a kiss of true love the curse can be stopped, but Dellamorta captures the kitchen boy, Jack, who loves Rose. With the help of a dragon named Burner, the dwarves search for "Prince Charming".

Cast

Almost all performers of the first two films gave their characters their voices.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 22% based on 9 reviews.[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]

Soundtrack

Track list (Soundtrack)[6]

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

External links

• Official website
• The Seventh Dwarf at IMDb