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Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Sleeping Beauty
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Sleeping Beauty [50th Anniversary] [Platinum Edition] [2 Discs]

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Features:
  • In the original story, Princess Aurora sleeps for 100 years before being awakened by a prince's kiss. In the Disney version, Prince Philip comes to her rescue much sooner
  • George Brun's orchestral score, which was nominated for an Academy Award®, expertly blended famous themes from Tchaikovsky's ballet
  • With a budget that exceeded $6 million in 1959, this was Walt Disney's most lavish and expensive animated feature to date
  • Determined to make the characters as realistic as possible, Disney had a live action film shot with actors posing as Sleeping Beauty, the Prince, and Maleficent, for the animators to use
  • New York Times critic Bosley Crowther called the fight between Prince Philip and Maleficent "the noisiest and scariest go-round he [Disney] has ever put into one of his films"
  • Never-Before-Seen Alternate Opening
  • All-New Game: "Briar Rose's Waltz"
  • All-New Music Video
  • All-New Making Of Sleeping Beauty Featurette
  • Deleted Songs
Year released: 1959
MPAA Rating: [ G ]
Format: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Length: 75
Sound: DD5.1
Subtitles: Fre/Spa
Studio: Walt Disney Video

Sleeping Beauty [Special Edition] [2 Discs]

[unavailable]
Features:
  • cc Commentary track hosted by Disney historian Jeff Kurtti, with many of the film's animators, voice actor Mary Costa, and others
  • Rescue Aurora game
  • All-new music video by hit pop group No Secrets
  • Exclusive Disney art project
  • Singalong song with Sleeping Beauty
  • Academy Award-winning short "Grand Canyon"
  • All-new state-of-the-art digital picture and sound
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • THX-certified
  • Widescreen to fullscreen comparison
  • Sing along song "Once Upon a Dream"
  • The Design: Leonard Maltin and others shair their thoughts on the unique design of the film
  • 3-D virtual art galleries
  • Original story reels
  • Sleeping Beauty ink and paint game
  • The music - Mary Costa, the voice of Aurora, reminisces about Walt Disney and singing for the film
View menus
    • Side #1 --
    • Play Film
    • Widescreen
    • Full Screen
    • Scene Selection (Widescreen)
    • Scene Selection (Full Screen)
    • Audio Commentary
    • On
    • Off
    • Sneak Peeks
    • The Lion King Special Edition
    • Brother Bear
    • Find Nemo
    • The Santa Clause 2
    • Kim Possible: The Secret Files
    • Disney Princess
    • Disney Electronics Princess Style
    • Setup
    • Spoken Languages
    • English (Widescreen)
    • English (Fullscreen)
    • French (Available on Fullscreen Version Only)
    • Spanish (Available on Fullscreen Version Only)
    • Captions
    • English for the Hearing Impaired
    • None
    • THX Optimizer
    • Audio Tests
    • Play Test
    • Video Tests
    • Play Test
    • Register Your DVD
    • Side #2 --
    • Games, Music & Fun
    • Disney's Art Project
    • Rescue Aurora Adventure Game
    • Princess Personality Profile Game
    • "Once Upon a Dream" Sing-Along Song
    • Music Video: "Once Upon a (Another) Dream" by No Secrets
    • Sleeping Beauty Ink & Paint Game
    • History & Behind-the-Scenes
    • The Making of Sleeping Beauty
    • Story
    • The History of the Story
    • The 1951 Outline
    • Storyboard Sequences
    • Seq 15: The Fairies Put the Castle to Sleep
    • Seq 17: The Capture of the Prince
    • Production
    • The Music
    • The Design
    • Creating the Backgrounds
    • Live-Action Reference
    • Briar Rose Dance Reference
    • Prince Phillip and the Dragon Reference
    • Photographs
    • The Restoration
    • Widescreen to Pan-and-Scan Comparison
    • Sleeping Beauty Galleries
    • Layouts and Background Gallery
    • The Sleeping Beauty Storybook Gallery
    • Posters Gallery
    • Disneyland Walkthrough Gallery
    • Concept Art Gallery
    • Character Design Gallery
    • Storyboards Gallery
    • Publicity
    • Original Teaser Trailer
    • Original Theatrical Trailer - 1959
    • Trailer - 1995
    • Sleeping Beauty Scrapbook
    • Behind the Scenes
    • Publicity
    • Merchandise
    • Theme Parks
    • Four Artists Paint One Tree
    • The Peter Tchaikovsky Story
    • "Grand Canyon"
View chapters
    • Side #1 --
    • 1. Opening Credits ("Once Upon a Dream") [2:00]
    • 2. "In a Far Away Land Long Ago..." [1:10]
    • 3. "Hail to the Princess Aurora" [1:57]
    • 4. The Three Good Fairies [:55]
    • 5. The Gifts of Beauty and Song [1:46]
    • 6. Maleficent Appears [2:16]
    • 7. Merryweather's Gift [1:49]
    • 8. The Fairies' Plan [3:58]
    • 9. Maleficent's Frustration [2:04]
    • 10. Briar Rose's 16th Birthday [4:54]
    • 11. Briar Rose in the Forest [1:33]
    • 12. Prince Phillip Hears a Haunting Voice [1:19]
    • 13. "I Wonder" [4:06]
    • 14. Briar Rose's Dream Prince ("Once Upon a Dream") [3:22]
    • 15. Meanwhile, Back at the Cottage [2:57]
    • 16. Dueling Wands [3:30]
    • 17. King Stefan and King Hubert Toast the Future ("Skumps") [:48]
    • 18. Phillip's Disappointing News [4:00]
    • 19. Aurora Returns to the Castle [2:17]
    • 20. The Curse is Fulfilled [1:46]
    • 21. The Sun Sets [3:42]
    • 22. Putting the Whole Castle to Sleep ("Sleeping Beauty") [1:34]
    • 23. Phillip Walks into a Trap [2:50]
    • 24. In Maleficent's Domain [2:16]
    • 25. Maleficent Visits Phillip in His Cell [3:20]
    • 26. The Escape from the Forbidden Mountain [3:13]
    • 27. A Forest of Thorns [2:19]
    • 28. Battle with the Forces of Evil [1:05]
    • 29. The Spell is Broken [1:55]
    • 30. A Happy Ending [1:39]
    • 1. Opening Credits ("Once Upon a Dream") [2:00]
    • 2. "In a Far Away Land Long Ago..." [1:10]
    • 3. "Hail to the Princess Aurora" [1:57]
    • 4. The Three Good Fairies [:55]
    • 5. The Gifts of Beauty and Song [1:46]
    • 6. Maleficent Appears [2:16]
    • 7. Merryweather's Gift [1:49]
    • 8. The Fairies' Plan [3:58]
    • 9. Maleficent's Frustration [2:04]
    • 10. Briar Rose's 16th Birthday [4:54]
    • 11. Briar Rose in the Forest [1:33]
    • 12. Prince Phillip Hears a Haunting Voice [1:19]
    • 13. "I Wonder" [4:06]
    • 14. Briar Rose's Dream Prince ("Once Upon a Dream") [3:22]
    • 15. Meanwhile, Back at the Cottage [2:57]
    • 16. Dueling Wands [3:30]
    • 17. King Stefan and King Hubert Toast the Future ("Skumps") [:48]
    • 18. Phillip's Disappointing News [4:00]
    • 19. Aurora Returns to the Castle [2:17]
    • 20. The Curse is Fulfilled [1:46]
    • 21. The Sun Sets [3:42]
    • 22. Putting the Whole Castle to Sleep ("Sleeping Beauty") [1:34]
    • 23. Phillip Walks into a Trap [2:50]
    • 24. In Maleficent's Domain [2:16]
    • 25. Maleficent Visits Phillip in His Cell [3:20]
    • 26. The Escape from the Forbidden Mountain [3:13]
    • 27. A Forest of Thorns [2:19]
    • 28. Battle with the Forces of Evil [1:05]
    • 29. The Spell is Broken [1:55]
    • 30. A Happy Ending [1:39]
Year released: 1959
MPAA Rating: [ G ]
Format: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV/Pan and Scan for TV
Length: 75
Sound: DD5.1/THX
Subtitles: Eng
Studio: Walt Disney Video