Sleeping Beauty (1959)

G ★ 6.9/10 75 min Fantasy, Animation, Romance, Family United States English

Director: Clyde Geronimi

Adaptation: Erdman Penner
Novel: Charles Perrault
Screenplay by: Erdman Penner
Story by: Charles Perrault, Milt Banta, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Joe Rinaldi, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright

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Description

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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Top 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)

Sleeping Beauty Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #237

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux

Metacritic #1011

National Film Registry

National Film Registry #675

Letterboxd Lists

Showdown Ever After

Letterboxd Showdown #09