Sleeping Beauty

"Awaken to a World of Wonders!"

1959 1h 15m EN

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6.9

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90%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.2

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 5,598🍅90%Rotten Tomatoes●85Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 170,874

FantasyAnimationRomanceFamily

Synopsis

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Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly determined to seal the princess's fate.

“Awaken to a World of Wonders!”

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Cast

Mary Costa
Princess Aurora (voice)
Bill Shirley
Prince Phillip (voice)
Eleanor Audley
Maleficent (voice)
Verna Felton
Flora / Queen Leah (voice)
Barbara Luddy
Merryweather (voice)
Barbara Jo Allen
Fauna (voice)
Taylor Holmes
King Stefan (voice)
Bill Thompson
King Hubert (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clyde Geronimi
Writers: Erdman Penner, Charles Perrault, Joe Rinaldi
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 8.6× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Bruns. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Roy M. Brewer Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mary Costa and Bill Shirley and Eleanor Audley carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "Awaken to a World of Wonders!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0053285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Clyde Geronimi directs. George Bruns scores. Roy M. Brewer Jr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Made its money back 8.6× over at the box office.
367 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Original score by George Bruns. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Roy M. Brewer Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mary Costa and Bill Shirley and Eleanor Audley carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Awaken to a World of Wonders!".
8IMDB entry: tt0053285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 20 themes, including "witch", "princess", "magic", "kingdom".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: George Bruns
Editing: Roy M. Brewer Jr.
Runtime: 75 min · 1h 15m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Box office: $51,600,000
Return: 860% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes: 90% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 85/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 170,874 votes
MPAA: G

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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John Chard2015-08-20
★ 9/10
Beautiful Disney Production Of A Wonderful Fairytale. When an evil witch places a curse on an infant princess that will cause her to fall into eternal sleep on her 16th birthday, her three fairy godmothers whisk her away to a life of normality and ignorance of her birthright. But can they stave off the curse when the 16th year of age arrives? It upped the ante in costing for Disney, also taking a decade to produce. The ambition was high as new techniques were being used such as rotoscoping, while the musical score is brilliantly devised from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty ballet. The story itself is a pure joy, based on Charles Perrault's ever enduring fairytale, it's awash with rich characters, led by the delightful three fairy godmothers - Flora - Fauna and Merryweather, all plumpy and sweet, while evil witch Maleficent is brilliantly produced, with a long pointy chin and devil horns on her head. There's a whole bunch of charming fun on show, as the three ladies bring the magic and potter around while gently ribbing each other, but it's with the drama where Sleeping Beauty most soars. The nightmare sequence luring Briar Rose (Princess Aurora) to the dreaded spinning wheel is unnerving, and the battle between Prince Phillip and Maleficent is exhilarating and shows the animators at their best. As for the colour? Spanking! Upon release it wasn't the roaring success Disney had hoped and planned for, but the decades since then have been very kind to Sleeping Beauty. For it's a magical film for children and adults to dreamily get lost in. 9/10
CinemaSerf2023-04-20
★ 7/10
Now then, for any fans of the more recent "Maleficent" films - this is how it is supposed to be done! I think this film goes a long way to explaining why I almost always support the baddies in films. A princess ("Briar Rose") is born and the three good fairies are summoned to the Christening to bestow their blessings on the newborn. Just as the third is about to lavish her gift on the baby, the ominously evil witch arrives with her trusted black raven. Not invited, how rude - but she still generously gifts the child a Christening present. Needless (or should that just be needles?) to say, the spindling trade in the kingdom took a bit of a hit after that and the girl is secreted deep in forest trying to keep away from the dreadful consequences of this nasty curse. Amongst the best ever sequences in animation - the three fairies try to make a cake and a dress for her impending 16th birthday and their efforts turn out to be disastrous. After 16 years - they resort to using their wands and we have five minutes of pure Disney magic. They cannot agree on a colour for the dress, have a bit of a magical colour-fight which is noticed by the evil sorceress's searching bird and their cunning secret is carelessly exposed... The colours, gently humorous dialogue and George Bruns' (with some Tchaikovsky) score makes this a thoroughly enjoyable fantasy romantic adventure - in my book, the best Walt ever produced.