Fresh
The masterpiece of the Disney Studios' postwar style.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Sleeping Beauty
Awaken to a World of Wonders!
1959 · 1h 15m · G
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Clyde Geronimi
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Sleeping Beauty
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.
Director and cast
- Clyde Geronimi Director
- Mary Costa as Princess Aurora (voice)
- Bill Shirley as Prince Phillip (voice)
- Eleanor Audley as Maleficent (voice)
- Verna Felton as Flora / Queen Leah (voice)
- Barbara Luddy as Merryweather (voice)
- Barbara Jo Allen as Fauna (voice)
- Taylor Holmes as King Stefan (voice)
- Bill Thompson as King Hubert (voice)
- Marvin Miller as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Candy Candido as Maleficent’s Goon (voice) (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Mary Costa's rich and expressive voice for the title character gives substance and strength to it.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Although this rarely achieves the heights of classics like Snow White and Dumbo, it still has its moments.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
The colors are rich, the sounds are luscious and magic sparkles spurt charmingly from wands.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Rotten
The hero and heroine are sugar sculpture, and the witch looks like a clumsy tracing from a Charles Addams cartoon.
TIME Magazine
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