The Sleeping Beauty

Aug 29, 1952

1h 15m

★ 7.1

Tarzan's great grandfather

Overview

A Mexican comedy loosely playing off of the tale of Sleeping Beauty. A caveman wakes up after a thousand year slumber. When he awakens he is seen as a wonder to behold, and discovers his ancient love and romantic rival are seemingly still alive as well.

Genres

Comedy

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Producciones Cinematográficas Valdés

Producciones Mier y Brooks

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Cast

Triquitrán

Germán Valdés

Jade/Yolanda

Lilia del Valle

Tracatá/Dr. Heinrich Wolf

Wolf Ruvinskis

Tico Tico/Don Marcelo

Marcelo Chávez

Chaquira

José René Ruiz 'Tun-Tun'

Pascual García Peña

Cavernario

Ramón Valdés

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.

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6.8

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