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The Sleeping Beauty (1972)

Name: The Sleeping Beauty
Director: Norman Campbell
Released: 1972-01-01
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 2
Cast: Rudolf Nureyev, Veronica Tennant, Charles Kirby, Susan Menck, Simon Semenoff

87 min · Canada · Dir. Norman Campbell

Ballet luminary Rudolf Nureyev choreographed this spectacular 1972 National Ballet of Canada production of Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty," and also stars as Prince Florimund opposite Veronica Tennant as Princess Aurora. After Princess Aurora is cursed at birth, she pricks her finger and sleeps for 100 years, until Prince Florimund wakes her with a kiss. Conductor George Crum leads the Orchestra of the National Ballet of Canada.