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Sleeping Beauty (1959)

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Overview

Director:
Clyde Geronimi
Writers:
Erdman Penner (story)
Charles Perrault (story)
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Release Date:
29 January 1959 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
Now the magic moment! Full-length feature fantasy - Beautiful beyond belief more
Plot:
A snubbed malevolent fairy casts a curse on a princess that only a prince can break, with the help of three good fairies. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
"You know, sometimes I don't think she's very happy." more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Additional Details

Runtime:
75 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (RCA Sound Recording) (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints) | Stereo (original release)
Certification:
Canada:G (video rating) | Iceland:L | West Germany:o.Al. | USA:G (re-rating) (1970) | South Korea:All | USA:Approved (certificate #19062) (original rating) | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8 (1959) | Peru:PT | Spain:T | Sweden:7 (re-release) | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | Brazil:Livre
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Trivia:
The elaborate background paintings usually took seven to ten days to paint. By contrast, a typical animation background takes one workday to complete. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The tiara given to Aurora by the three fairies has no jewels, but later on when Maleficent shows the fallen figure of Aurora to the fairies the tiara has rubies in it. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: In a faraway land, long ago, there lived a King and his fair Queen. Many years they had longed for a child, and finally their wish was granted. A daughter was born, and they called her Aurora. Yes, they named her after the dawn, for she filled their lives with sunshine. Then a great holiday was proclaimed throughout the land, so that all of high or low estate could pay homage to the infant Princess. And our story begins on that most joyful day...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Swimming with Sharks (1994) more
Soundtrack:
One Gift more

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31 out of 37 people found the following comment useful:-
"You know, sometimes I don't think she's very happy.", 28 June 2003
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Author: Ashley (classicfilmbroad@aol.com) from North Carolina

I grew up in the Disney era where "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin" and "The Lion King" reigned supreme among me and my elementary school pals (and to this day, if you ask one of my peers what their favorite Disney movie is, it's probably one of those or one of the Disney-Pixar creations).

But one Disney film has always remained my utter favorite and that is, indeed, "Sleeping Beauty."

Like most children, I grew up watching Disney movies -- everything from animated films like "Snow White" to "Lady and the Tramp," the semi-animated like "Mary Poppins" and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," and the non-animated such as "The Parent Trap" and "Old Yeller." But "Sleeping Beauty" remains my favorite animated movie and you'd better believe at seventeen years of age, I'm still watching it. I cannot believe how the animation has been knocked in some reviews -- it's beautiful! They captured the medieval period so well and even the people look like, well, people. The score is beautiful and the songs "I Wonder" and "Once Upon a Dream" are sung wonderfully by Mary Costa. What a voice! Aurora is by far one of the prettiest Disney princesses (one thing that initially drew me to the movie as a child), following the formula with those trademark doe-eyes that Disney bestows upon all of their princesses and heroines. Prince Phillip actually does more than just show up to sing a song and say one line, a welcome change that answers the age old question, "What does she see in him anyway?" The three fairies are delightful (I always wanted to be Fauna!) and funny. And of course, there's the quintessential villain -- Maleficent. She scared me when I was younger and when I view the film now, no wonder. (For the longest time, I was also scared of Eleanor Audley period, but she's truly a marvelous actress.) And when Phillip kills her -- yeah, you'd better believe that's some scary business.

The story is beautiful and funny, the animation is divine, the music ethereal, and the voice talents extraordinary. This is a personal favorite and it comes highly recommended!

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