Cinematic background from Sleeping Beauty 1959 - A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. Determined to protect her, her parents ask three fairies to raise her in hiding. But the evil Maleficent is just as determined to seal the princess's fate.

Sleeping Beauty

1959

Adventure, Animation, Family

Directors:
Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, Les Clark, Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson
Writers:
Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Erdman Penner, Milt Banta, Ralph Wright, Ted Sears, Bill Peet, Charles Perrault
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Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A crowd of people sitting in front of a stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a forest with a person sitting on a bench in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a woman standing in front of a stone wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An animated picture of a room in a castle; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man dressed as a king standing in front of a window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A woman is cutting a birthday cake with a knife; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a forest with a pond in the foreground; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a man and a woman standing next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A view of a castle from the inside of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man with a red hat is standing in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man and a woman holding hands in front of a forest; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a pine cone hanging from a tree; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A fire is burning in the middle of a castle; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An artistic painting of a castle and a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An empty room with a fireplace and a painting; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A fountain in the middle of a courtyard at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A large group of people sitting in front of a stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a crowd of people gathered in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An artistic painting of a tree in the middle of a forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man with a red cape walking down a set of stairs; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An image of an animated scene of a castle; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A castle with a black and purple flag on top of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a castle in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A cartoon of an old man holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a river running through a green valley; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An artistic view of a forest with trees and a bridge; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – People are gathered in front of a castle at night time; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a castle at sunset with birds flying above; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An animated picture of a house in the middle of a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An animated scene of a forest with trees and bushes; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a window with a view of a castle; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of stairs leading up to a stone wall; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man in a red robe looking up at a group of fairies; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A woman in a dress is reaching out to a man in a green suit; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A cartoon of a man in a red cape looking surprised; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – Picture of a sleeping beauty; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A woman in a red and yellow dress holding a wand; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A king and queen are standing next to each other in front of a stone wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An old woman is cooking something in a bowl; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A cartoon character with a hat on; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man sitting on the ground holding a wine glass; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A woman in a blue dress and a man in a red suit are next to a brick wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An animated forest scene with a tree and a bench; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A crowd of people are gathered in a large room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An artistic painting of a tree and a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An animated picture of a woman holding a sparkler in her hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A woman in a green outfit holding a banana; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man in a red robe holding a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A character from the disney movie aladdin; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A woman standing on a set of stairs next to a tree; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a woman standing in the woods; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man in a red robe is standing next to another man in a red robe; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A cartoon of a king sitting on a couch; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A woman in a forest with a basket of food and two rabbits; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man holding a sword next to a girl and a boy; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A woman in a green dress is pointing at a woman in a yellow dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man with a hat is holding a guitar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A woman dressed as a wizard is casting a spell on a wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man dressed as a musketeer holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A group of people standing on top of a stone wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An old man with a beard wearing a crown; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – The evil witch is standing in front of the door way; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – Two animated characters sitting in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A cartoon character with another character in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An animated squirrel sitting on top of a tree branch; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A princess stands in front of a green cave; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man and a woman dancing in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A picture of a dark room with a castle like setting; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A couple of people that are in the woods; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A woman walking through a forest with a bird on a leash; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man in a red cape is holding a sword in front of a dragon; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An image of a man with a sword on a bridge; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A crowd of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A bird sitting on top of a tree branch in a forest; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An old woman is standing in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A squirrel standing on top of a tree branch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a woman standing in a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A maleficent character in a scene from disney's sleeping beauty; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A cartoon character is playing a guitar in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A couple of people standing next to each other in front of a bed; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A room that has a lot of furniture in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A castle is shown with a princess in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A cartoon of a blonde haired woman in a white dress clapping her hands in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a woman in a blue dress in front of a mirror; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man and a woman walking down a red staircase; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a bird sitting on a tree stump; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of stairs leading up to a tree; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A woman in a blue dress standing in front of a stone wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of maleficent standing in front of a throne; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man and a woman kissing each other in front of a crowd of onlookers; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A crowd of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of trees and a bird flying in the sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a man and a woman standing next to a tree; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man standing on top of a stone bridge; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A painting of a woman walking through the woods; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A beautiful blonde woman standing next to a stone wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – An illustration of a forest with trees and a blue bird flying; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle