Sleeping Beauty
Clyde Geronimi, Les Clark, Hamilton Luske, 1959
The Sleeping Beauty
Charles Perrault, 1697
Sleeping Beauty is a movie directed by Clyde Geronimi, Les Clark and Hamilton Luske in 1959 and based on the book The Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault, first published in 1697. The movie features Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, and others.
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Storyline
After many childless years, King Stefan and Queen Leah welcome a daughter, the Princess Aurora. Flora and Fauna bless Aurora with beauty and song, respectively, but Merryweather’s gift is interrupted by Maleficent, an evil witch who is furious about not being invited by the kingdom.
Movie vs Book
Year
1959
Minutes
75
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Sleeping Beauty
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Les Clark, Hamilton Luske
Country: USA
Year: 1959
Length: 1h15m
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Year
1697
Pages
92
Book Rate
7.56
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Book
The Sleeping Beauty
Original title: La Belle au bois dormant
Author: Charles Perrault
Country: France
First published in: 1697
Length: 92 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Minicontes Classiques
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Robert Stromberg
Movie by Joachim Rønning
User polls & recommendations
“If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)
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