Snow White and the Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. The film tells the story of Snow White, a young princess who is exiled by her evil stepmother, the Queen, and finds refuge with seven dwarfs. The term 'OCTET' refers to the eight main characters in the film: Snow White, the Queen, the Magic Mirror, the Huntsman, the Seven Dwarfs (Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey), and the Prince.