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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 85/100. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 75% of the 53 1950s fantasy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 15m. Streaming on Disney+.
Synopsis
Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly determined to seal the princess's fate.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic85/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
5,567 audience votes
Key crew
- Clyde GeronimiDirector
- Erdman PennerScreenplay
- George BrunsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mary CostaPrincess Aurora (voice)
- Bill ShirleyPrince Phillip (voice)
- Eleanor AudleyMaleficent (voice)
- Verna FeltonFlora / Queen Leah (voice)
- Barbara LuddyMerryweather (voice)
- Barbara Jo AllenFauna (voice)
- Taylor HolmesKing Stefan (voice)
- Bill ThompsonKing Hubert (voice)
- Marvin MillerNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Candy CandidoMaleficent’s Goon (voice) (uncredited)
- Pinto ColvigMaleficent’s Goon (voice) (uncredited)
- Bob AmsberryMaleficent’s Goon (voice) (uncredited)
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