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Sleeping Beauty

  • 19591959
  • GG
  • 1h 15m
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Sleeping Beauty (1959)
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After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
146K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,403
485
  • Directors
    • Les Clark(sequence director)
    • Clyde Geronimi(supervising director)
    • Eric Larson(sequence director)
  • Writers
    • Erdman Penner(story adaptation)
    • Charles Perrault(story "Sleeping Beauty")
    • Joe Rinaldi(additional story)
  • Stars
    • Mary Costa(voice)
    • Bill Shirley(voice)
    • Eleanor Audley(voice)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Les Clark(sequence director)
    • Clyde Geronimi(supervising director)
    • Eric Larson(sequence director)
  • Writers
    • Erdman Penner(story adaptation)
    • Charles Perrault(story "Sleeping Beauty")
    • Joe Rinaldi(additional story)
  • Stars
    • Mary Costa(voice)
    • Bill Shirley(voice)
    • Eleanor Audley(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 218User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Mary Costa, Dal McKennon, and Bill Shirley in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Mary Costa and Bill Shirley in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Verna Felton and Barbara Luddy in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Eleanor Audley and Dal McKennon in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Bill Shirley in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Mary Costa and Bill Shirley in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Barbara Jo Allen, Verna Felton, and Barbara Luddy in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Eleanor Audley, James MacDonald, and Bill Shirley in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Patrick Dempsey, Amy Adams, Mary Costa, and Bill Shirley in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Susan Sarandon, Amy Adams, Eleanor Audley, James MacDonald, and Bill Shirley in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Susan Sarandon and Lucille La Verne in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Susan Sarandon, Eleanor Audley, and James MacDonald in Sleeping Beauty (1959)

    Top cast

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    Mary Costa
    Mary Costa
    • Princess Auroraas Princess Aurora
    • (voice)
    Bill Shirley
    Bill Shirley
    • Prince Phillipas Prince Phillip
    • (voice)
    Eleanor Audley
    Eleanor Audley
    • Maleficentas Maleficent
    • (voice)
    Verna Felton
    Verna Felton
    • Floraas Flora
    • (voice)
    • …
    Barbara Luddy
    Barbara Luddy
    • Merryweatheras Merryweather
    • (voice)
    Barbara Jo Allen
    Barbara Jo Allen
    • Faunaas Fauna
    • (voice)
    Taylor Holmes
    Taylor Holmes
    • King Stefanas King Stefan
    • (voice)
    Bill Thompson
    Bill Thompson
    • King Hubertas King Hubert
    • (voice)
    Bob Amsberry
    • Maleficent's Goonas Maleficent's Goon
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Candy Candido
    Candy Candido
    • Maleficent's Goonas Maleficent's Goon
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Pinto Colvig
    Pinto Colvig
    • Maleficent's Goonas Maleficent's Goon
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Hans Conried
    Hans Conried
    • Lord Dukeas Lord Duke
    • (uncredited)
    Dal McKennon
    Dal McKennon
    • Owlas Owl
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Marvin Miller
    Marvin Miller
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Les Clark(sequence director)
      • Clyde Geronimi(supervising director)
      • Eric Larson(sequence director)
    • Writers
      • Erdman Penner(story adaptation)
      • Charles Perrault(story "Sleeping Beauty")
      • Joe Rinaldi(additional story)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
    • All cast & crew

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    Storyline

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    After the beautiful Princess Aurora is born into royalty, everyone gathers to celebrate. Everything is perfectly fine until an unwanted guest appears, the evil fairy Maleficent. Maleficent curses the young princess and announces that she will die by pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel before sunset on her 16th birthday. Fortunately, one of the good fairies, Merryweather, changes the spell so Aurora will fall into a deep sleep instead, and the only way to wake her from her sleep is true love's kiss. Finally the day comes. —Pat Conolly
    • fairy
    • magic
    • birthday
    • castle
    • forest
    • 214 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Now the magic moment! Full-length feature fantasy - Beautiful beyond belief
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Adventure
      • Family
      • Fantasy
      • Musical
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • G
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The running gag of Flora and Merryweather arguing about whether Aurora's dress should be pink or blue originated from the filmmakers' problem as to deciding just that.
    • Goofs
      King Hubert and Prince Phillip both remark at certain points in the movie that it's the 14th century. In another scene, we see fireworks being set off. Fireworks were not used for entertainment until the 16th century.
    • Quotes

      Merryweather: [after Flora makes the first version of Aurora's dress] It looks awful.

      Flora: That's because it's on you, dear.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits say Technirama, but not Super Technirama 70, which is the process it was filmed in.
    • Alternate versions
      At one point, the Swedish version was slightly edited to remove Prince Phillip hitting the Dragon's snout with his sword, as it was deemed too violent for Swedish children and also not motivated enough. It was eventually restored.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Magical World of Disney: Music for Everybody (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      Hail to the Princess Aurora
      (1958) (uncredited)
      Music by George Bruns
      Lyrics by Tom Adair
      Performed by Chorus

    User reviews218

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Good Disney cartoon features Tchaikowsky's ballet
    This Disney cartoon feature has the familiar-princess-in-distress theme of a lovely girl, kind fairies, a handsome prince, forbidding castles and an evil witch. A perceived slight by a king and queen enrages a sorceress who casts an evil spell on the child that will take effect on her sixteenth birthday. Only her prince charming's kiss can save the girl from an unhappy fate and the frightening Maleficent stops at nothing to locate the princess in order to bring her prophecy to fruition. There are several pitched battles between the prince and the fairies against the forces of evil that accelerates into an exciting combat at the finish. The picture is bathed in beautiful color and the music of Tchaikowsky's ballet serves as a wonderful musical accompaniment.
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    • NewEnglandPat
    • Apr 21, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 29, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Uspavana lepotica (Trnjulčica)
    • Filming locations
      • Loire Valley, Loire, France
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $51,600,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $51,600,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1(original aspect ratio)
      • CinemaScope

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