Schneewittchen is a 1961 East German film, directed by Gottfried Kolditz and based on the fairy tale Snow White by the Brothers Grimm.

Jealous of her beautiful stepdaughter Snow White, an evil queen asks a hunter to kill the young princess, but the man lets the girl escape into the woods, where she finds refuge with the seven dwarfs.

Having learned of the hunter's deception from her magic mirror, the queen decides to kill the girl with her own hands, disguised as an old lady.

But a prince's love brings the girl back to life after one of the dwarves knocked over the coffin, causing an apple slice to emerge from her throat.

[1] The picture sold 7,597,495 tickets and it was seen by around 4.5 million spectators, making it one of the 20 most successful fairy-tale and children's films in East Germany.