Sleeping Beauty (1959)


Directed by: Clyde Geronimi
Released: February 6, 1959
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations.
Starring: the voices of Mary Costa (Aurora), Bill Shirley (Prince Phillip), Eleanor Audley (Maleficent), Verna Felton (Flora), Barbara Luddy (Merryweather), and Barbara Jo Allen (Fauna).
History -
It Based upon the Charles Perrault version of "Sleeping Beauty," the film had an overall stylistic look conceived by artist Eyvind Earle, today known for his paintings and Christmas card designs. With a budget that exceeded $6 million in 1959, this was Walt Disney's most lavish and expensive animated feature to date. Though not an initial box-office success, the film has proven to be a unique asset, with popular reissues in 1970, 1979, and 1986, and a release on home video also in 1986.
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