Sleeping Beauty

1959
G
1h 15m

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7.2/10

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Fairy Tale Hand-Drawn Animation Sword & Sorcery Adventure Animation Family Fantasy Musical Romance

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.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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)
…

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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

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8/10

"Now, Father, you're living in the past. This is the 14th Century!"

Classic Disney fairy tale adaptation about a princess named Aurora who is cursed by an evil witch named Maleficent. Lovely in every way with memorable characters and scenes that have stood the test of time. The animation is beautiful and stylish with rich, vibrant colors. The voice actors all do wonderful work. If I had a complaint, it would be that the narrator is rather bland. Someone with a stronger voice would have been better. But it's a minor thing in a film that is so wonderful from start to finish. The Tchaikovsky music is amazing and the song "Once Upon a Dream" is a real gem. I'm no film historian but it seems like, in many ways, this movie represents the end of an era for animated Disney films that began with Snow White in 1937. There would certainly be some great movies to come, even some classics, but they wouldn't have quite the same grand feeling and charming old-fashioned qualities of the films from this era.