Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / Polish cast

Królewna Śnieżka i siedmiu krasnoludków (1938)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Version 1938
Version 2009

Maria Modzelewska

(April 15, 1903 - September 25, 1997)

Leokadia Pancewiczowa

(November 8, 1888 - December 26, 1974)

Tadeusz Jasłowski

(March 5, 1909 - October 8, 1940)

Cast :

Polish name

Original name

Voices

Królewna Śnieżka

Snow White

Maria Modzelewska (speaking & singing)

Królowa

Evil Queen

Leokadia Pancewiczowa

Wiedźma

The Hag

Królewicz

Prince

Tadeusz Jasłowski (? & singing)

Mędrek

Doc

Gburek

Grumpy

Wesołek

Happy

Nieśmiałek

Bashful

Apsik

Sneezy

Śpioszek

Sleepy

Magiczne Zwierciadło

Magic Mirror

Janusz Strachocki

Leśniczy

Huntsman

And...

Aleksander Zelwerowicz (Dwarf)
Henryk Małkowski (Dwarf)
Józef Orwid (Dwarf)
...

Dwarfs' Choir

Chór Dana

Songs

« Marzenie » (« I'm Wishing »)

performed by : Maria Modzelewska (Snow White) ; Tadeusz Jasłowski (Prince)

« Piosnkę znam tylko jedną » (« One Song »)

performed by : Tadeusz Jasłowski (Prince)

« Piosnkę znam tylko jedną (Repryza) » (« One Song (Reprise) »)

performed by : Maria Modzelewska (Snow White)

« Kto nauczył się śmiać » (« With a Smile and a Song »)

performed by : Maria Modzelewska (Snow White)

« Przy pracy gwiżdż jak kos » (« Whistle While You Work »)

performed by : Maria Modzelewska (Snow White)

« Stuk, stuk, stuk » (« Dig Dig Dig »)

performed by : ? (Happy) ; ? (Grumpy) ; ? (Bashful) ; ? (Sneezy) & Dwarfs' Choir

« Hej ho! + Reprise » (« Heigh-Ho + Reprise »)

performed by : Dwarfs' Choir

« Piosenka czyścioszków » (« The Dwarfs' Washing Song »)

performed by : ? (Doc) & Dwarfs' Choir

« Wesoła piosenka » (« The Silly Song »)

performed by : ? (Happy) ; ? (Bashful) ; Maria Modzelewska (Snow White) & Dwarfs' Choir

« Tam przez cienisty bór » (« Someday My Prince Will Come »)

performed by : Maria Modzelewska (Snow White)

« Tam przez cienisty bór (Repryza) » (« Someday My Prince Will Come (Reprise) »)

performed by : Maria Modzelewska (Snow White)

« Piosnkę znam tylko jedną (Finał) » (« One Song (Finale) »)

performed by : Tadeusz Jasłowski (Prince)

(« Someday My Prince Will Come (Finale) »)

performed by : Instrumental

Technical Staff

Ryszard Ordyński
?
Marian Hemar
Marian Hemar
Zygmunt Bryl
Zygmunt Bryl
Stuart Buchanan
Polska Spółka Synchronizacyjna - Warsaw

Dubbing director
Musical director
Translator/Adaptation
Lyricist
Soung engineer
Manager
Creative Executive
Dubbing studio

Sources : VHS credits (Technical Staff) / "Kino" 26-Jun-1938 / "Kino n°47" 1938 / Magazine "Film" 1987 / Magazine "Robotnik" 20-Oct-1938 (Evil Queen) / Histmag / Dubbingpedia

Cover of the magazine "Kino" for their article about Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' Polish dubbing

Maria Modzelewska (Snow White) and Ryszard Ordyński (Director) in the studio

Edyta Krzemień

(October 24, 1985 - )

Danuta Stenka

(October 10, 1961 - )

Damian Aleksander

(April 21, 1976 - )

Cast :

Polish name

Original name

Voices

Królewna Śnieżka

Snow White

Edyta Krzemień (speaking & singing)

Królowa/Wiedźma

Evil Queen/Hag

Danuta Stenka

Książę

Prince

Damian Aleksander (speaking & singing)

Mędrek

Doc

Piotr Fronczewski (speaking & singing)

Gburek

Grumpy

Marian Opania (speaking & singing)

Wesołek

Happy

Krzysztof Kowalewski (speaking & singing)

Nieśmiałek

Bashful

Krzysztof Stelmaszyk (speaking & singing)

Apsik

Sneezy

Piotr Gąsowski (speaking & singing)

Śpioszek

Sleepy

Damian Damięcki (speaking & singing)

Magiczne Zwierciadło

Magic Mirror

Aleksander Bednarz

Myśliwy

Huntsman

Andrzej Blumenfeld

Narrator

Krzysztof Kolberger

Songs

« Marzenie » (« I'm Wishing »)

performed by : Edyta Krzemień (Snow White) ; Damian Aleksander (Prince)

« Piosnkę znam tylko jedną » (« One Song »)

performed by : Damian Aleksander (Prince)

« Piosnkę znam tylko jedną (Repryza) » (« One Song (Reprise) »)

performed by : Edyta Krzemień (Snow White)

« Kto nauczył się śmiać » (« With a Smile and a Song »)

performed by : Edyta Krzemień (Snow White)

« Przy pracy gwiżdż jak kos » (« Whistle While You Work »)

performed by : Edyta Krzemień (Snow White)

« Stuk, stuk, stuk » (« Dig Dig Dig »)

performed by : Krzysztof Kowalewski (Happy) ; Marian Opania (Grumpy) ; Krzysztof Stelmaszyk (Bashful) ; Piotr Gąsowski (Sneezy) & Krzysztof Pietrzak ; Tomasz Steciuk ; Adam Krylik ; Kuba Szydłowski

« Hej ho! + Reprise » (« Heigh-Ho + Reprise »)

performed by : Piotr Fronczewski (Doc) ; Marian Opania (Grumpy) ; Krzysztof Kowalewski (Happy) ; Krzysztof Stelmaszyk (Bashful) ; Piotr Gąsowski (Sneezy) ; Damian Damięcki (Sleepy) & Krzysztof Pietrzak ; Tomasz Steciuk ; Adam Krylik ; Kuba Szydłowski

« Piosenka czyścioszków » (« The Dwarfs' Washing Song »)

performed by : Piotr Fronczewski (Doc) ; Marian Opania (Grumpy) ; Krzysztof Kowalewski (Happy) ; Krzysztof Stelmaszyk (Bashful) ; Piotr Gąsowski (Sneezy) ; Damian Damięcki (Sleepy)

« Wesoła piosenka » (« The Silly Song »)

performed by : Krzysztof Kowalewski (Happy) ; Krzysztof Stelmaszyk (Bashful) ; Edyta Krzemień (Snow White) & Piotr Fronczewski ; Piotr Gąsowski ; Marian Opania ; Damian Damięcki (Dwarfs' Choir)

« Tam przez cienisty bór » (« Someday My Prince Will Come »)

performed by : Edyta Krzemień (Snow White)

« Tam przez cienisty bór (Repryza) » (« Someday My Prince Will Come (Reprise) »)

performed by : Edyta Krzemień (Snow White)

« Piosnkę znam tylko jedną (Finał) » (« One Song (Finale) »)

performed by : Damian Aleksander (Prince) & Agnieszka Betley ; Katarzyna Pysiak ; Agnieszka Tomicka

« Tam przez cienisty bór (Finał) » (« Someday My Prince Will Come (Finale) »)

performed by : Edyta Krzemień ; Agnieszka Betley ; Katarzyna Pysiak ; Agnieszka Tomicka ; Krzysztof Pietrzak ; Tomasz Steciuk ; Adam Krylik ; Kuba Szydłowski

Technical Staff

Waldemar Modestowicz
Agnieszka Tomicka
Joanna Serafińska
Marian Hemar
Filip Krzemień
Beata Jankowska
Marcin Kopiec
Michał Wojnarowski
Mariusz Arno Jaworowski
Sun Studio A/S ODDZIAŁ W POLSCE
Shepperton International

Dubbing director
Musical director
Translator
Lyricist (1938)
Sound engineer
Production Manager
Production Manager
Creative Supervisor
Creative Supervisor
Dubbing studio
Mixing studio

DISNEY CHARACTER VOICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Sources : DVD credits / Musical director (Choirs + Creative Supervisor #2)

Release dates :
Poland - October 5, 1938 (1st Polish dub) (Kino Palladium - Warsaw)
Poland - August 21, 1992 (1st Polish dub) (Cinema)
Poland - May 25, 2001 (1st Polish dub) (Cinema)
Poland - November 9, 2009 (2nd Polish dub) (DVD/BLU-RAY)
In 1938, the Polish dubbing was originally started in the US, as the Spanish and French dubs were. Mieczysław Znamierowski, Polish director living in America at the time, started working on the dub, but stopped halfway due to the very strong accents of the Polish-American actors living in California. He asked Disney for the work to be done in Warsaw instead, which Walt agreed to.
Source : Magazine "Kino" 1939
About the 1st dub (1938) :
- The first Polish dub was made because a large population of Polish origin people lived in the United States.
  Source : "The Philadelphia Inquirer" 09.04.1938
- Just like for the Original version, Walt Disney wanted the Polish actors to remain anonymous. With the war, only the rare articles mentioning Snow White's voice, the Choir and some names remained.
  Source : 1938 Film Program
- A copy of the 1st Polish dub was kept and stored in London for about 50 years. It was re-released in theaters for the first time in 1992, then in 2001.
  Source : Hitsmag
- Maria Modzelewska, the voice of Snow White, was married to Marian Hemar, the Translator/Lyricist, at the time of the dubbing. They divorced in 1939.
- Tadeusz Jasłowski, the voice of the Prince, was a member of the Chór Dana, in charge of the Dwarfs singing voices. He died of dysentery on October 8, 1940 in his girlfriend's house in Międzylesie. He was only 31 years-old.
About the 2nd dub (2009) :
- The 2009 DVD credits wrongly list Agata Dąbrowska, Aneta Figiel, Magdalena Tul, Michał Rudaś, Jakub Szydłowski for the Choir, and forget to credit other names.
  Source : Musical director