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Sleeping Beauty (1959) 7.3
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. Director:Clyde Geronimi |
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Cast
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Mary Costa | ... |
Princess Aurora
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Bill Shirley | ... |
Prince Phillip
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| Eleanor Audley | ... |
Maleficent
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| Verna Felton | ... |
Flora
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Barbara Luddy | ... |
Merryweather
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Barbara Jo Allen | ... |
Fauna
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Taylor Holmes | ... |
Stefan
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Bill Thompson | ... |
Hubert
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
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Adaptation of the fairy tale of the same name. Princess Aurora is cursed by the evil witch Maleficent - who declares that before the sun sets on Aurora's 16th birthday she will die by pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. To try to prevent this, the king places her into hiding, in the care of three good-natured - but not too bright - fairies. Written by Tim Pickett <quetzal@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 February 1959 (Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
La bella durmiente See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$51,600,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
3 Channel Stereo (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1
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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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(1958) (uncredited)
Music by George Bruns
Lyrics by Tom Adair
Performed by Chorus
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Many elements of Sleeping Beauty have been recycled into later films. The best example is Sword in the Stone (1963), which reuses opening credit backgrounds and various animation sequences, the two most noticeable are the owl from the forest scene, who would inspire Merlin's pet Archemedes, and Malificent in dragon form, which led to Madam Mim in dragon form. See more »Goofs
Flora's eyes change from green to brown and back to green during the movie, and this was not corrected for the DVD or blu-ray release. See 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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Crazy Credits
The opening credits say Technirama, but not Super Technirama 70, which is the process it was filmed in. See more »Soundtracks
Hail the Princess Aurora(1958) (uncredited)
Music by George Bruns
Lyrics by Tom Adair
Performed by Chorus
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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.