Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

Walt Disney, 1959, Color, 90 minutes, ****

Released January, 1959


Heralded by audiences and critics alike, Sleeping Beauty was the final fairy tale to be produced by Walt Disney himself. Now Fully restored with revolutionary digital technology, its dazzling colors, rich backgrounds and Academy Award nominated orchestrations shine brighter than ever.



When an enchanted kingdom and the most fair princess in the land fall prey to the ultimate mistress of evil, the fate of the empire rests in the hands of three small fairies and a courageous prince's magic kiss. Their quest is fraught with peril as the spirited group must battle the evil witch and a fire-breathing dragon if they are to set the beauty free.



From spectacular action to the breathtaking pageantry of the princess and her kingdom, Sleeping Beauty has something to charm every member of your family.



Produced by: Walt Disney

Production Supervisor: Ken Peterson

Supervising Director: Clyde Geronimi

Sequence Directors: Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark

Story Adaptation: Erdman Penner

From the Charles Perrault version of Sleeping Beauty

Additional Story: Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta

Music Adaptation: George Bruns

Adapted from Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty Ballet"

Songs: George Bruns, Erdman Penner, Tom Adair, Sammy Fain, Winston Hibler, Jack Lawrence, Ted Sears

Choral Arrangements: John Rarig

Production Design: Don Da Gradi, Ken Anderson

Color Styling: Eyvind Earle

Character Styling: Tom Oreb

Directing Animators: Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, Marc Davis, Ollie Johnston, John Lounsbery

Sound Supervisor: Robert O. Cook

Music Editor: Evelyn Kennedy

Special Processes: Ub Iwerks, Eustace Lycett

Filmed in Technirama and Technicolor

Film Editors: Roy M. Brewer, Jr., Donald Halliday



Cast: Mary Costa [voice of Princess Aurora], Bill Shirley [voice of Prince Phillip], Eleanor Audley [voice of Maleficent], Verna Felton [voice of Flora], Barbara Luddy [voice of Merryweather], Barbara Jo Allen [voice of Fauna], Taylor Holmes [voice of Stefan], Bill Thompson [voice of Hubert], Bill Amsbery, Candy Candido, Pinto Colvig [voices of Maleficent's Goons], Dal McKennon [voice of Owl], Marvin Miller [Narrator], Thurl Ravenscroft [Singer], Helene Stanley [Live-Action Reference]



Musical Program: [0:00] Once Upon a Dream (sung by Chorus behind titles); [0:03] Hail to the Princess Aurora (sung by Chorus); [0:25] I Wonder (sung by Mary Costa); [0:30] Once Upon a Dream (sung by Mary Costa, Bill Shirley and Chorus); [0:38] Once Upon a Dream (reprised by Mary Costa); [0:40] Skumps (Drinking Song) (sung by Taylor Holmes and Bill Thompson); [0:54] Sleeping Beauty (sung by Chorus); [1:13] Once Upon a Dream (instrumental danced by Prince Phillip and Princess Aurora, then sung by Chorus); There are other short song snippets and background pieces, but the songs above are the main songs of the movie