Sleeping Beauty
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Sleeping Beauty

5.0 / 10 1971 1h 7mNR German
FamilyFantasy

Storyline

On the occasion of their daughter's birth, the king and queen give a lavish feast. Among the guests are twelve fairies who endow the infant in the cradle with all good qualities. As the king loathes diligence, he does not invite the thirteenth fairy - the fairy of diligence. A captain lets her slip into the castle and she casts a spell on Sleeping Beauty, wishing death upon her. The twelfth fairy transforms and mitigates the spell. On the day she turns fifteen, the princess is to sink into a hundred-year sleep after pricking her finger on a spindle.

Cast & Crew

Juliane Korén

Juliane Korén

Dornröschen

Lead
Vera Oelschlegel

Vera Oelschlegel

13. Fee

Helmut Schreiber

Helmut Schreiber

König

Burkhard Mann

Burkhard Mann

Prinz

Martin Hellberg

Martin Hellberg

Spielmann

Angela Brunner

Angela Brunner

2. Fee

SH

Sonja Hörbing

10. Fee

Brigitte Krause

Brigitte Krause

11. Fee

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Walter Beck's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Sleeping Beauty is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker