Sleeping Beauty

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Sleeping Beauty
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G,1hr 15min
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Released:
January 29, 1959
Distributor:
Buena Vista.
Synopsis: Disney produced this lavish animated fairy tale, the most expensive cartoon ever made up to its release with a budget of $6 million. When the young princess Aurora is cursed at birth by the evil fairy Maleficent, the baby is kidnapped by a trio of good fairies who raise the girl themselves, hoping to avoid the spell's fulfillment. Nevertheless, at the age of 16, the beautiful Aurora falls into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by a kiss from her betrothed, Prince Phillip. Knowing that Phillip ... Full Synopsis
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The lavish, expensive Sleeping Beauty was something of a throwback for the Walt Disney Company, which had been churning out popular, if slight, live-action films throughout the 1950s. The musical's painstakingly rich animation and the timeless fairy-tale material place it in the same league as other, earlier beloved Disney titles such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937), Pinocchio (1940), or ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Princess Aurora
Prince Phillip
Maleficent, Maleficent,
Flora,
Photos
Elisabeth Hasselbeck and daughter Grace attend the "Sleeping Beauty" 50th Anniversary party in New...
David Beckham portrays Prince Phillip from "Sleeping Beauty." Photographer Annie Leibovitz created...
David Beckham portrays Prince Phillip from "Sleeping Beauty." Photographer Annie Leibovitz created...
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