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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total
Mary Costa
- Princess Aurora
- (voice)
Bill Shirley
- Prince Phillip
- (voice)
Eleanor Audley
- Maleficent
- (voice)
Verna Felton
- Flora
- (voice)
- …
Barbara Luddy
- Merryweather
- (voice)
Barbara Jo Allen
- Fauna
- (voice)
Taylor Holmes
- King Stefan
- (voice)
Bill Thompson
- King Hubert
- (voice)
Bob Amsberry
- Maleficent's Goon
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
- Maleficent's Goon
- (uncredited)
Candy Candido
- Maleficent's Goon
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig
- Maleficent's Goon
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Hans Conried
- Lord Duke
- (uncredited)
Dal McKennon
- Owl
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Marvin Miller
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Clarence Nash
- Horse
- (uncredited)
Purv Pullen
- Bluebird
- (uncredited)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsKing 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 creditsThe opening credits say Technirama, but not Super Technirama 70, which is the process it was filmed in.
- Alternate versionsAt 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Magical World of Disney: Music for Everybody (1966)
- SoundtracksHail to the Princess Aurora
(1958) (uncredited)
Music by George Bruns
Lyrics by Tom Adair
Performed by Chorus
Featured review
When 'Sleeping Beauty' was first released it was the target of critical villification--perhaps because of the more stylized art work. The art work is actually a leap forward from 'Snow White' and the earlier classics. It took me awhile to get used to the new technique when I first viewed the film--but now I recognize how effectively it manages to convey the "feel" of a genuine fairy-tale. A nice discussion of the art work is featured in 'The Making of Sleeping Beauty' which accompanies the latest VHS release of the film. Aside from the richly textured backgrounds and brilliant animation, 'Beauty' is blessed with the rapturous singing voice of Mary Costa's light soprano doing full justice to the ballad, 'Once Upon A Dream'. The idea of using Tchaikovsky's 'Sleeping Beauty' music for the background score and songs was an excellent decision. This is a film that can be enjoyed on so many different levels--music, animation, story, art work--it ranks with the very best of the classic fairy-tales from Disney. And yes, Maleficent, in all of her wicked glory, makes the most impressive fire-breathing dragon you're ever likely to see!
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Uspavana lepotica (Trnjulčica)
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $51,600,000
- Gross worldwide
- $51,600,485
- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1(theatrical ratio, 35mm, original 1959 release and 1970 re-release)
- 2.55 : 1(original & negative ratio)
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