Rating: G
Genre: Children's/Family
Release Date: 10/07/2008
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 75 Minutes
Flags: Child Classic, Excellent For Children
Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video

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 intends to save Aurora, Maleficent takes him prisoner. When the good fairies launch a rescue attempt, Maleficent transforms herself into a spectacular fire-breathing dragon, forcing Phillip to defeat her in mortal combat. Sleeping Beauty (1959) was Oscar nominated for its musical score, which featured adaptations of Tchaikovsky compositions.

~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Mary Costa - Princess Aurora
Bill Shirley - Prince Phillip
Eleanor Audley - Maleficent
Verna Felton - Flora,
Barbara Luddy - Merryweather
Bill Thompson - King Hubert
Taylor Holmes - King Stefan,

Production:
Les Clark Eric Larson Clyde Geronimi Wolfgang Reitherman - Director
Walt Disney - Producer
George Bruns - Composer
Roy M. Brewer, Jr. Donald Halliday - Editor
Milt Banta Winston Hibler Bill Peet Erdman Penner Joe Rinaldi Ted Sears Ralph Wright - Screen Writer
Frank Thomas - Animation Director
Ollie Johnston - Animation Director
Blaine Gibson - Animator
Bob Carlson - Animator
Bob Youngquist - Animator
Don Lusk - Animator
Eric Cleworth - Animator
Frank Cleworth - Animator
Fred Kopietz - Animator
George Nicholas - Animator
Hal Ambro - Animator
Hal King - Animator
Harvey Toombs - Animator
Henry Tanous - Animator
John Sibley - Animator
Ken Hultgren - Animator
Ken O'Brien - Animator
Marc Davis - Animator
Ralph Hulett - Animator
Pyotr Tchaikovsky - From Ballet by
Donald Da Gradi - Production Designer
Ken Anderson - Production Designer
Charles Perrault - Short Story Author
John Kennedy - Animator

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1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie