Sleeping Beauty

Poster for the movie "Sleeping Beauty"

In 1959, Walt Disney Productions and Buena Vista Distribution released Sleeping Beauty, an animated musical fantasy film created in the United States. It is the sixteenth Disney animated feature film and is based on a fairy tale written by Charles Perrault in 1697.

Directed By: Wolfgang Reitherman, Eric Larson, and Les Clark

Starring: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Taylor Holmes, and Bill Thompson

Revenue: $51.6 million (United States and Canada)

Synopsis:

The film tells the story of Princess Aurora, who was cursed by Maleficent to die after being pricked by a spindle from a spinning wheel. The three good fairies intervened and changed the curse so that Aurora would instead fall into a deep sleep, only to be awoken by the kiss of true love.

Poster for the movie "Sleeping Beauty"

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

G 75 min - Fantasy, Animation, Romance, Family - 28 January 1959
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A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. Determined to protect her, her parents ask three fairies to raise her in hiding. But the evil Maleficent is just as determined to seal the princess's fate.

Director:  Clyde Geronimi, Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark, Eric Larson
Stars:  Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Taylor Holmes, Bill Thompson

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Storyline

A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. Determined to protect her, her parents ask three fairies to raise her in hiding. But the evil Maleficent is just as determined to seal the princess's fate.



Tagline: Awaken to a World of Wonders!

Details

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Language:  English
Release Date:  28 January 1959

Box Office

Budget:  $6,000,000
Revenue:  $51,000,000

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 15 min