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Overview
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Release Date:
6 February 1959 (Brazil)
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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
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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(41 articles)
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Some films improve with age...'Sleeping Beauty' is one of them...
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | 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 | ... | Stefan (voice) |
| Bill Thompson | ... | Hubert (voice) |
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Runtime:
75 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo (original release) |
70 mm 6-Track (RCA Sound Recording) (70 mm prints) |
Dolby Digital (DVD version) |
Mono (35 mm prints) (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:o.Al. |
Iceland:L |
Portugal:M/6 |
South Korea:All |
USA:G (re-rating) (1970) |
Canada:G (video rating) |
USA:Approved (certificate #19062) (original rating) |
Finland:K-3 (2008) (DVD release) |
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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The first feature film released in Super Technirama 70.
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Plot holes: The spinning wheel that put Aurora to sleep was not real, but a shadow of one. Technically, because of that, shouldn't have activated the curse, due to its false properties.
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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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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 "The Girls Next Door: Surely, You Joust! (#3.13)" (2007)
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Soundtrack:
Once Upon a Dream
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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!