There’s a reason why this classic tale is so often imitated and referenced — how many successful modern fairy tales still have characters singing to woodland creatures, fighting dragons, and awaiting true love’s kiss to lift curses? Shrek and Enchanted are three for three.
This 1959 classic weaves in these necessary elements with charm, lovely melodies (especially “Once Upon a Dream”), and that touch of fright that comes from a truly unforgettable villain who can disappear in a poof of green mist and has ogre-like minions at her command. A touch of cute comes from the bustling, slightly bumbling good fairies, who are hopeless with chores without their magic. And all that fits within the short 75-minute running time — getting sleeping beauties everywhere to bed promptly on movie night.
Cast: Eleanor Audley, Mary Costa, Bill Shirley
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Running Time: 75 mins
Rating: (G) Family and Children
3 Comments
The most beautiful stories ever told. I enjoyed watching this and found
it very entertaining. I guess looks don’t matter but love does.
Never been a huge fan of princess stories but i liked this one. Really
enjoyed watching this movie. Was a movie we have watched over and over
again. Definitely funny and entertaining.
An extremely beautiful story with all the key elements you need for a
fairytale, the beautiful princess, the evil witch, and of course the
galiant prince who comes riding in to save his true love. My daughter
and son loved acting out Sleeping Beauty, she as the princess asleep for
a thousand years and he the prince who cuts his way throught the forest
surrounding the castle to wake her with a kiss. Lovely.