Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Jul 18, 1997

1h 40m

★ 6.1

The fairy tale is over.

Overview

When young Lili's mother dies in childbirth, her father remarries Lady Claudia, a woman ruled by an evil mirror with the power to make her queen of all living things. After escaping an attempt on her life, Lili finds herself lost in a dark forest, where living happily ever after seems unlikely.

Genres

Fantasy

Horror

Production Companies

Interscope Communications

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Snow White: A Tale of Terror Trailers

Cast

Lady Claudia Hoffman

Sigourney Weaver

Lord Friedrich Hoffman

Sam Neill

Lilliana 'Lilly' Hoffman

Monica Keena

Will

Gil Bellows

Lars

Brian Glover

Peter Gutenberg

David Conrad

Rolf

Anthony Brophy

Scar

Andrew Tiernan

Little Lilliana 'Lilly' Hoffman

Taryn Davis

Maidservant Ilsa

Dale Wyatt

Lilliana

Joanna Roth

Father Gilbert

Bryan Pringle

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