The Sleeping Beauty (14 Dec. 1955)

Tchaikovsky's ballet, with Margot Fonteyn in the title role, presented on TV in color. Only a black-and-white kinescope of this production seems to survive.

Director:

Clark Jones

Writers:

Jacob Grimm (story), Wilhelm Grimm (story),

Stars:

David Wayne, Frederick Ashton, Philip Chatfield

Cast

Episode credited cast:
David Wayne	...	Himself - Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frederick Ashton	...	Carabosse
Philip Chatfield
Pauline Clayden
Leslie Edwards	...	King
Margot Fonteyn	...	Princess Aurora
Beryl Grey	...	Lilac Fairy
Rowena Jackson	...	Princess Florine
Dennis Kohler
Gerd Larsen	...	Queen
Rosemary Lindsay
Jada Rowland	...	Child
Sadler's Wells Ballet	...	Themselves
Brian Shaw	...	Bluebird
Michael Somes	...	Prince Charming (as Michael Soames)

Storyline

Tchaikovsky's ballet, with Margot Fonteyn in the title role, presented on TV in color. Only a black-and-white kinescope of this production seems to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

ballet

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | Comedy | Family

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 1955 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Showcase Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min 75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (DVD) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the first live television presentations to use double exposure as a special effect. This occurs during the vision scene, in which the image of the awake Princess Aurora, who is really asleep, is conjured up by the Lilac Fairy, materializes floating on air and appears to the Prince.

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Connections

Version of Érase una vez (1950)

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