Factual error: Maleficent states that Princess Aurora will prick her finger on a spindle - the part of a spinning wheel that holds the bobbin. Spindles aren't sharp; what Aurora actually pricks her finger on is the distaff, which is used to hold the fiber before it is spun.
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Clyde Geronimi
Starring: Verna Felton, Eleanor Audley, Bill Shirley, Mary Costa
Prince Phillip escapes the Forbidden Mountain with the help of the Fairies and rides to Stephen's Castle. Maleficent blocks his way and turns herself into an enormous dragon. Phillip defeats her by throwing his sword into her and encounters Sleeping Beauty. His kiss awakens her and Aurora is reunited with her parents.
Bruce Thomson
More mistakes in Sleeping Beauty
Prince Phillip: Now, father, you're living in the past. This is the 14th century.
More trivia for Sleeping Beauty
Question: Does anyone know Maleficent's raven's name?
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Answer: Her raven's name is Diablo.
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