Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Awaken to a World of Wonders!
Director: Clyde Geronimi · Writers: Erdman Penner, Charles Perrault, Joe Rinaldi, Bill Peet
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.
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Director
Clyde Geronimi
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) 
Marvin Miller
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 
Candy Candido
Maleficent’s Goon (voice) (uncredited) 
Pinto Colvig
Maleficent’s Goon (voice) (uncredited) 
Bob Amsberry
Maleficent’s Goon (voice) (uncredited) User Reviews (2)
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 ho…
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 birthda…
