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Sleeping Beauty( 1959)

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Awaken to a World of Wonders!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mary Costa

      Princess Aurora (voice)

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      Bill Shirley

      Prince Phillip (voice)

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      Eleanor Audley

      Maleficent (voice)

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      Verna Felton

      Flora / Queen Leah (voice)

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      Barbara Luddy

      Merryweather (voice)

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      Barbara Jo Allen

      Fauna (voice)

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      Taylor Holmes

      King Stefan (voice)

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      Bill Thompson

      King Hubert (voice)

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      Marvin Miller

      Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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      Candy Candido

      Maleficent’s Goon (voice) (uncredited)

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      Pinto Colvig

      Maleficent’s Goon (voice) (uncredited)

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      Bob Amsberry

      Maleficent’s Goon (voice) (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Aug 20 2015
    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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    6000000.00

    Revenue

    51600000.00

    Keywords

    • witch
    • princess
    • magic
    • kingdom
    • fairy tale
    • sleep
    • fairy
    • prince
    • castle
    • villain
    • kiss
    • knight
    • dragon
    • dungeon
    • female villain
    • based on fairy tale
    • sleeping beauty