Cinderella Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

8 of the most interesting Cinderella easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Cinderella movie message.

Trivia Easter Eggs Hidden Scenes Costumes Foreshadowing
Cinderella poster
Cinderella poster
Cinderella Plot

When her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.

Genre Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Director Kenneth Branagh
Stars Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter
IMDB score 6.9

Cinderella Movie Trivia

1 - The hidden history lesson in Cinderella (1950): When Cinderella meets her new mouse friend, she says she'll name him Octavius, but will call him Gus. Why Gus as a nickname? The Roman emperor Octavius later changed his name to... Augustus.

The hidden history lesson in Cinderella (1950): When Cinderella meets her new mouse friend, she says she'll name him Octavius, but will call him Gus. Why Gus as a nickname? The Roman emperor Octavius later changed his name to... Augustus.

Costume details in Cinderella

1 - The star of david on the shorts of Max Baer are less obvious than they would have been in real life.

The star of david on the shorts of Max Baer are less obvious than they would have been in real life.

1 - Some of the paintings in the castle are of real-life European monarchs. From top to bottom: a young Queen Victoria with her mother, Fragonard's "The Swing", and lastly, King Phillip 2 of Spain armour, next to a portrait of Czar Peter 3 of Russia.

Some of the paintings in the castle are of real-life European monarchs. From top to bottom: a young Queen Victoria with her mother, Fragonard's "The Swing", and lastly, King Phillip 2 of Spain armour, next to a portrait of Czar Peter 3 of Russia.

Cinderella Movie Foreshadowing

1 - Is a frame that shows Mrs. Montgomery's license plate which indicates that the car (and everything else) actually belongs to Sam!

Is a frame that shows Mrs. Montgomery's license plate which indicates that the car (and everything else) actually belongs to Sam!

Cinderella movie hidden details

1 - The license plate says "2SAM" which foreshadows her Father's will that is later found in the movie, giving her the rights to everything. At the end of the movie, she sells that car to help pay for college.

The license plate says "2SAM" which foreshadows her Father's will that is later found in the movie, giving her the rights to everything. At the end of the movie, she sells that car to help pay for college.

The reason why her glass slippers stayed glass slippers while everything else transformed back after midnight was because the Fairy Godmother conjured them from nothing, whereas everything else was transformed from something else (pumpkin into carriage, mice into horses, etc)

1 - The evil stepsisters always wear pink or green throughout the movie just like in the original Cinderella.

The evil stepsisters always wear pink or green throughout the movie just like in the original Cinderella.

1 - - Before the fight against Corn Griffin, James Braddock can be seen wearing another fighter's (Fred Carston) Robe because he did not have his own and borrowed it

- Before the fight against Corn Griffin, James Braddock can be seen wearing another fighter's (Fred Carston) Robe because he did not have his own and borrowed it

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