Sleeping Beauty | |
Director: | Edvin Laine |
Producer: | T. J. Särkkä |
Starring: | Tuula Usva Aarne Laine Mirjam Novero |
Music: | Erkki Melartin Heikki Aaltoila |
Cinematography: | Kalle Peronkoski |
Editing: | Armas Vallasvuo |
Runtime: | 99 minutes |
Country: | Finland |
Language: | Finnish |
Sleeping Beauty (Finnish: Prinsessa Ruusunen) is a Finnish family fantasy film made in 1949, directed by Edvin Laine and produced by T. J. Särkkä.[1] Tuula Usva plays the titular role, the king is played by the director's brother Aarne Laine and the queen by the director's wife Mirjam Novero.[2] The film is based on Sleeping Beauty by the Brothers Grimm and also the play written by Zachris Topelius based on the Grimm's fairy tale.
Leo Lehto won the 1949 Jussi Awards category of the best scenery.[3]