Sleeping Beauty
Studio: Disney Release Date : January 29, 1959 Series: Disney Theatrical Feature
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Synopsis

The evil fairy Maleficent curses the Princess Aurora by having her prick her finger on a spinning wheel to send her into a deep sleep. It's up to Prince Phillip, aided by three good fairies, to defeat Maleficent and wake the princess with love's first kiss.

Characters

Princess Aurora
(Voice: Mary Costa)
Maleficent
(Voice: Eleanor Audley)
Flora
(Voice: Verna Felton)
Fauna
(Voice: Barbara Jo Allen)
Merryweather
(Voice: Barbara Luddy)

Original Animators Drafts

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Contains Reused Animation from:

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Scenes of goons scrambling lifted from dwarf animation.)

Reused Animation Used in:

Goliath II (Owl in tree)

VHS

United States

Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty Fully Restored Limited Edition
Sleeping Beauty

Laserdisc (CAV)

United States

Sleeping Beauty

Laserdisc (CLV)

United States

Sleeping Beauty

DVD

United States

Sleeping Beauty: 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Sleeping Beauty Special Edition
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty

BluRay Disc

United States

Sleeping Beauty 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition
Sleeping Beauty Diamond Edition
Sleeping Beauty

Technical Specifications

MPAA No.: 19062
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 2.55 : 1
Color Type: Technicolor
Print Type: 70mm
Negative Type: 70mm
Cinematographic Format: Technirama
Original Language: English
Original Country: United States

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Credits

Story

Charles Perrault

Backgrounds

Frank Armitage
Al Dempster
Bill Layne
Dick Anthony
Richard H. "Dick" Thomas
Thelma Witmer
Walt Peregoy
Ralph Hulett
Fil Mottola
Anthony "Tony" Rizzo

Voices

Mary Costa
Barbara Luddy
Taylor Holmes
Bill Shirley
Verna Felton
Barbara Jo Allen
Bill Thompson
Eleanor Audley

Asst. Animator

Dale Barnhart
Burny Mattinson
Iwao Takamoto
Dale Oliver
Floyd Norman

Layout

McLaren Stewart
Don Griffith
Basil Davidovich
Joe Hale
Jack Huber
Tom Cordick
Ernest "Ernie" Nordli
Victor "Vic" Haboush
Homer Jonas
Ray Aragon
Charles M. "Chuck" Jones

Asst. Director

George Probert
Dan Alguire
Edward "Ed" Hansen
Jim Swain

Effects Animation

Dan MacManus
Jack Boyd
Joshua "Josh" Meador
Jack Buckley
Dwight Carlisle
Jim Will
Al Stetter

Narration

Marvin Miller

Producer

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney

Film Editor

Roy M. Brewer Jr.
Donald "Don" Halliday

Production Supervisor

Ken Peterson

Supervising Director

Gerry "Clyde" Geronomi

Story Adaptation

Erdman "Ed" Penner

Production Design

Don da Gradi
Ken Anderson

Color Styling

Eyvind Earle

Special Processes

Ub Iwerks
Eustace Lycett

Sequence Director

Eric Larson
Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman
Leslie James "Les" Clark

Directing Animator

Milt Kahl
Frank Thomas
Marc Davis
Oliver M. "Ollie" Johnston, Jr.
John Lounsbery

Character Animation

Hal King
Blaine Gibson
Ken Hultgren
George Nicholas
Henry Tanous
Hal Ambro
John Sibley
Harvey Toombs
Robert ("Bob") Youngquist
John Kennedy
Don Lusk
Robert W. "Bob" Carlson Jr.
Fred Kopietz
Eric Cleworth
Ken O'Brien
Jack Bailey
Amby Paliwoda
Dick Lucas
Wlliam "Bill" Keil
George Goepper
Iwao Takamoto
Walt Stanchfield
Cliff Nordberg
Leslie James "Les" Clark
Eric Larson
Jerry Hathcock
Dale Barnhart
Ted Berman
Ken O'Brien

Additional Story

Joe Kinaldi
Winston Hibler
Bill Peet
Ted Sears
Ralph Wright
Milt Banta

Songs

George Bruns
Tom Adair
Winston Hibler
Ted Sears
Erdman "Ed" Penner
Sammy Fain
Jack Lawrence

Music Editor

Evelyn Kennedy

Sound Supervisor

Robert O. Cook

Music Adaptation

George Bruns

Choral Arrangements

John Rarig

Character Styling

Tom Oreb

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              Sources

              Mary Costa: Voices
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Barbara Luddy: Voices
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Taylor Holmes: Voices
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Bill Shirley: Voices
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Verna Felton: Voices
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Barbara Jo Allen: Voices
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Bill Thompson: Voices
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Ken Peterson: Production Supervisor
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Robert O. Cook: Sound Supervisor
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Roy M. Brewer Jr.: Film Editor
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Donald "Don" Halliday: Film Editor
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Evelyn Kennedy: Music Editor
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Ub Iwerks: Special Processes
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Eustace Lycett: Special Processes
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              George Bruns: Music Adaptation
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              George Bruns: Songs
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Tom Adair: Songs
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Winston Hibler: Songs
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Ted Sears: Songs
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Erdman "Ed" Penner: Songs
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Sammy Fain: Songs
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Jack Lawrence: Songs
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              John Rarig: Choral Arrangements
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Charles Perrault: Story
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Erdman "Ed" Penner: Story Adaptation
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Joe Kinaldi: Additional Story
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Winston Hibler: Additional Story
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Bill Peet: Additional Story
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Ted Sears: Additional Story
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Ralph Wright: Additional Story
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Milt Banta: Additional Story
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Don da Gradi: Production Design
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Ken Anderson: Production Design
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              McLaren Stewart: Layout
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Don Griffith: Layout
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Basil Davidovich: Layout
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Joe Hale: Layout
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Jack Huber: Layout
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Tom Cordick: Layout
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Ernest "Ernie" Nordli: Layout
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              Victor "Vic" Haboush: Layout
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Homer Jonas: Layout
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              Ray Aragon: Layout
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              Charles M. "Chuck" Jones: Layout
              • Unverified

              Eyvind Earle: Color Styling
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              Frank Armitage: Backgrounds
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Al Dempster: Backgrounds
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Bill Layne: Backgrounds
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              Dick Anthony: Backgrounds
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Richard H. "Dick" Thomas: Backgrounds
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              Thelma Witmer: Backgrounds
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              Walt Peregoy: Backgrounds
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Ralph Hulett: Backgrounds
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Fil Mottola: Backgrounds
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Anthony "Tony" Rizzo: Backgrounds
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Tom Oreb: Character Styling
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Milt Kahl: Directing Animator
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Frank Thomas: Directing Animator
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Marc Davis: Directing Animator
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Oliver M. "Ollie" Johnston, Jr.: Directing Animator
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              John Lounsbery: Directing Animator
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              Hal King: Character Animation
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Blaine Gibson: Character Animation
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Ken Hultgren: Character Animation
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              George Nicholas: Character Animation
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Henry Tanous: Character Animation
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Hal Ambro: Character Animation
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              John Sibley: Character Animation
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              Harvey Toombs: Character Animation
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              Robert ("Bob") Youngquist: Character Animation
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              John Kennedy: Character Animation
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              Don Lusk: Character Animation
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              Robert W. "Bob" Carlson Jr.: Character Animation
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              Fred Kopietz: Character Animation
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              Eric Cleworth: Character Animation
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              Ken O'Brien: Character Animation
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              Dan MacManus: Effects Animation
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              Jack Boyd: Effects Animation
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              Joshua "Josh" Meador: Effects Animation
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              Jack Buckley: Effects Animation
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              Gerry "Clyde" Geronomi: Supervising Director
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              Eric Larson: Sequence Director
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              Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman: Sequence Director
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              Leslie James "Les" Clark: Sequence Director
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Walter Elias "Walt" Disney: Producer
              • Unverified

              Eleanor Audley: Voices
              • Verified by onscreen credits (not always reliable)

              Dale Barnhart: Asst. Animator
              • Unverified

              Burny Mattinson: Asst. Animator
              • Unverified

              Iwao Takamoto: Asst. Animator
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              George Probert: Asst. Director
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Dan Alguire: Asst. Director
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Edward "Ed" Hansen: Asst. Director
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Jim Swain: Asst. Director
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Dale Oliver: Asst. Animator
              • Unverified

              Floyd Norman: Asst. Animator
              • Unverified

              Marvin Miller: Narration
              • Verified by "The Walt Disney Film Archives - The Animated Movies: 1922-1968", edited by Daniel Kothenschulte

              Jack Bailey: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Amby Paliwoda: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Dick Lucas: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Wlliam "Bill" Keil: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              George Goepper: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Iwao Takamoto: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Walt Stanchfield: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Cliff Nordberg: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Leslie James "Les" Clark: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Dwight Carlisle: Effects Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Jim Will: Effects Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Eric Larson: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Jerry Hathcock: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Dale Barnhart: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Al Stetter: Effects Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Ted Berman: Character Animation
              • Verified by original animator's drafts

              Ken O'Brien: Character Animation
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