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Maleficent

Fantasy adventure reimagining of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. In an act of revenge, a dark fairy places a curse on the king's daughter, with dramatic consequences.

Fantasy adventure reimagining of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, told from the perspective of the evil godmother. A powerful faerie is betrayed by the human peasant boy she loves, as his affections are overshadowed by his desires to become king. Vowing revenge, Maleficent places a curse on King Stefan's newborn daughter Aurora, a curse which will send the princess into a death-like sleep on her sixteenth birthday.

1 hour, 28 minutes

Last on

Fri 30 Dec 2022 15:50

Music Played

  • James Newton Howard

    Welcome To The Moors

  • James Newton Howard

    Maleficent Flies

  • James Newton Howard

    Battle of The Moors

  • James Newton Howard

    The Wall Defends Itself

  • James Newton Howard

    Path of Destruction

  • James Newton Howard

    The Army Dances

  • James Newton Howard

    True Love's Kiss

  • James Newton Howard

    Maleficent Is Captured

  • James Newton Howard

    The Queen of Faerieland

Credits

Role Contributor
Maleficent Angelina Jolie
Aurora Elle Fanning
Stefan Sharlto Copley
Flittle Lesley Manville
Knotgrass Imelda Staunton
Thistletwit Juno Temple
Diaval Sam Riley
Prince Phillip Brenton Thwaites
King Henry Kenneth Cranham
Princess Leila Hannah New
Young Maleficent Isobelle Molloy
Young Stefan Michael Higgins
Director Robert Stromberg
Writer Linda Woolverton

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