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Release Date:
6 February 1959 (Brazil)
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Now the magic moment! Full-length feature fantasy - Beautiful beyond belief more
Plot:
A snubbed malevolent fairy casts a curse on a princess that only a prince can break, with the help of three good fairies. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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Good Disney cartoon features Tchaikowsky's ballet
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Mary Costa | ... | Princess Aurora (voice) |
| Bill Shirley | ... | Prince Phillip (voice) |
| Eleanor Audley | ... | Maleficent (voice) |
| Verna Felton | ... | Flora (voice) |
| Barbara Luddy | ... | Merryweather (voice) |
| Barbara Jo Allen | ... | Fauna (voice) |
| Taylor Holmes | ... | Stefan (voice) |
| Bill Thompson | ... | Hubert (voice) |
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Runtime:
75 min
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Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo (original release) |
70 mm 6-Track (RCA Sound Recording) (70 mm prints) |
Dolby Digital (DVD version) |
Mono (35 mm prints) (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:o.Al. |
Iceland:L |
Portugal:M/6 |
South Korea:All |
Canada:G (video rating) |
USA:G (re-rating) (1970) |
USA:Approved (certificate #19062) (original rating) |
Finland:K-3 (2008) (DVD release) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-8 (1959) |
Peru:PT |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 (re-release) |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U |
Brazil:Livre
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Various movements from The Sleeping Beauty ballet underwent some reworking for the Disney film. The opening song (Hail to the Princess Aurora) is actually the ballet's final, grandiose movement. Also, the three fairies' theme is based on "The Silver Fairy movement," which, in its original form, is barely a minute long. Any fan of Walt Disney's masterpiece should find a FULL recording of Tchaikovsky's ballet, which, in its complete form, usually takes up three CDs.
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Continuity: During the song "Once Upon A Dream" in the forest, Briar Rose places her shawl and picnic basket on the log. When it goes back to the log, they both disappear.
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Narrator: In a faraway land, long ago, there lived a King and his fair Queen. Many years they had longed for a child, and finally their wish was granted. A daughter was born, and they called her Aurora. Yes, they named her after the dawn, for she filled their lives with sunshine. Then a great holiday was proclaimed throughout the land, so that all of high or low estate could pay homage to the infant Princess. And our story begins on that most joyful day...
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Narrator: In a faraway land, long ago, there lived a King and his fair Queen. Many years they had longed for a child, and finally their wish was granted. A daughter was born, and they called her Aurora. Yes, they named her after the dawn, for she filled their lives with sunshine. Then a great holiday was proclaimed throughout the land, so that all of high or low estate could pay homage to the infant Princess. And our story begins on that most joyful day...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004) (VG)
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Soundtrack:
Once Upon a Dream
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This Disney cartoon feature has the familiar-princess-in-distress theme of a lovely girl, kind fairies, a handsome prince, forbidding castles and an evil witch. A perceived slight by a king and queen enrages a sorceress who casts an evil spell on the child that will take effect on her sixteenth birthday. Only her prince charming's kiss can save the girl from an unhappy fate and the frightening Maleficent stops at nothing to locate the princess in order to bring her prophecy to fruition. There are several pitched battles between the prince and the fairies against the forces of evil that accelerates into an exciting combat at the finish. The picture is bathed in beautiful color and the music of Tchaikowsky's ballet serves as a wonderful musical accompaniment.