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Cinderella
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About 1950 American animated musical fantasy film
Genres musical play, fantasy, melodrama, musical, romance, family, cinematic fairy tale
Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske
Written by Bill Peet, Ken Anderson, Winston Hibler, Ted Sears
Music Oliver Wallace, Paul Smith
Runtime 74 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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