Sleeping Beauty

1959 American animated film
Movie animated_film Q215617
Sleeping Beauty
Buena Vista Distribution · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Sleeping Beauty is a fantasy film, musical film, family film, and cinematic fairy tale [1][2]. It combines elements of magical storytelling with musical numbers to present a tale suited for all ages [1][2]. The film adheres to the structure of a traditional fairy tale while incorporating animated sequences and song-based narrative progression [1][2]. Its classification as a cinematic fairy tale underscores its adherence to classic folklore motifs within a feature-length animated format [1][2].

Sleeping Beauty

Summary

Sleeping Beauty is an animated film[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of animated_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,944 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sleeping Beauty's video is recorded as Sleeping Beauty - 1958 Teaser Trailer.ogg[3].
  • Sleeping Beauty's image is recorded as Skyview Drive-in Ad - 23 June 1959, Santa Cruz, CA.jpg[4].
  • Sleeping Beauty's instance of is recorded as animated film[5].
  • Sleeping Beauty's director is recorded as Clyde Geronimi[6].
  • Sleeping Beauty's director is recorded as Les Clark[7].
  • Sleeping Beauty's director is recorded as Eric Larson[8].
  • Sleeping Beauty's director is recorded as Wolfgang Reitherman[9].
  • Sleeping Beauty's screenwriter is recorded as Erdman Penner[10].
  • Sleeping Beauty's composer is recorded as George Bruns[11].
  • Sleeping Beauty's composer is recorded as Sammy Fain[12].
  • Sleeping Beauty's composer is recorded as Jack Lawrence[13].
  • Sleeping Beauty's composer is recorded as Tom Adair[14].
  • Sleeping Beauty's composer is recorded as George Bruns[15].
  • Sleeping Beauty's composer is recorded as Erdman Penner[16].
  • Sleeping Beauty's composer is recorded as Winston Hibler[17].
  • Sleeping Beauty's composer is recorded as Ted Sears[18].
  • Sleeping Beauty's genre is recorded as fantasy film[19].
  • Sleeping Beauty's genre is recorded as musical film[20].
  • Sleeping Beauty's genre is recorded as family film[21].
  • Sleeping Beauty's genre is recorded as cinematic fairy tale[22].
  • Sleeping Beauty's based on is recorded as The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood[23].
  • Sleeping Beauty's based on is recorded as The Sleeping Beauty[24].
  • Sleeping Beauty's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[25].
  • Sleeping Beauty's part of the series is recorded as Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film[26].
  • Sleeping Beauty's depicts is recorded as spinning wheel[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sleeping Beauty's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[25]. Directors include Clyde Geronimi[6], Les Clark[7], Eric Larson[8], and Wolfgang Reitherman[9]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Erdman Penner[10].

Publication

Publication dates include +1959-01-29T00:00:00Z[28], +1959-12-19T00:00:00Z[29], +1959-10-30T00:00:00Z[30], and +1969-10-10T00:00:00Z[31]. Sleeping Beauty's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[33]. Genres include fantasy film[19], musical film[20], family film[21], and cinematic fairy tale[22]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[34]. Its part of the series is recorded as Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film[26].

Subject and Themes

Sleeping Beauty's part of the series is recorded as Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film[26].

Reception

Reviews include 8.2/10[35], 85/100[36], and 90%[37].

Why It Matters

Sleeping Beauty ranks in the top 8% of animated_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,944 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (1981 Abbeville Press ed.). Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The Disney Films. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (1981 Abbeville Press ed.). Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Disney Films. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The Disney Films. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Sleeping Beauty. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Sleeping Beauty. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Sleeping Beauty. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Sleeping Beauty. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Sleeping Beauty. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Sleeping Beauty. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . The Disney Films. d-zine.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . Swedish Film Database. d-zine.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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