Overview:
A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. Determined to protect her, her parents ask three fairies to raise her in hiding. But the evil Maleficent is just as determined to seal the princess's fate.| Status: | Released (1959-02-17) |
|---|---|
| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 5 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $51,600,000 |
| Screen: | Erdman Penner, Charles Perrault, Joe Rinaldi |
| Productions: | Walt Disney Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
Backdrops
Posters
Similars
Recommendations
Casts
- 67287: Mary Costa - Princess Aurora (voice)
- 67288: Bill Shirley - Prince Phillip (voice)
- 67289: Eleanor Audley - Maleficent (voice)
- 67290: Verna Felton - Flora / Queen Leah (voice)
- 64871: Barbara Luddy - Merryweather (voice)
- 103448: Barbara Jo Allen - Fauna (voice)
- 11172: Taylor Holmes - King Stefan (voice)
Crews
- 64869: Donald Halliday - Editor - Editing
- 67291: Ken Peterson - Production Supervisor - Production
- 64866: Erdman Penner - Adaptation - Writing
- 44217: Charles Perrault - Novel - Writing
- 64864: Clyde Geronimi - Director - Directing
- 61771: Roy M. Brewer Jr. - Editor - Editing
- 70541: Evelyn Kennedy - Music Editor - Sound
external ids
fb: | twitter: | imdb: tt0053285 | insta:
Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Beautiful Disney Production Of A Wonderful Fairytale. When an evil witch places a curse on an infant princess that will cause her to fall into eternal sleep on her 16th birthday, her three fairy godmothers whisk her away to a life of normality and ignorance of her birthright. But ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
Review text:
Now then, for any fans of the more recent "Maleficent" films - this is how it is supposed to be done! I think this film goes a long way to explaining why I almost always support the baddies in films. A princess ("Briar Rose") is born and the three good fairies are summoned to the Chr ....
Continue reading ->