---
title: 'Sleeping Beauty (1949 film) (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edvin Laine'
released: '1949-04-08'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sleeping-beauty-1949-film-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121641/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sleeping Beauty (1949 film) (1949)

1949 · 99 min · Fantasy, Family · Finland

Original title: Prinsessa Ruusunen

## Synopsis

Sleeping Beauty is a Finnish family fantasy film made in 1949, directed by Edvin Laine and produced by T. J. Särkkä. 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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edvin Laine](https://cinepixo.com/people/edvin-laine)
- **Screenplay:** [Toivo Kauppinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/toivo-kauppinen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Erkki Melartin](https://cinepixo.com/people/erkki-melartin), [Heikki Aaltoila](https://cinepixo.com/people/heikki-aaltoila)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kalle Peronkoski](https://cinepixo.com/people/kalle-peronkoski)
- **Editor:** [Armas Vallasvuo](https://cinepixo.com/people/armas-vallasvuo)

## Cast

- [Aarne Laine](https://cinepixo.com/people/aarne-laine) as kuningas
- [Arvo Lehesmaa](https://cinepixo.com/people/arvo-lehesmaa) as suutari
- [Irja Viherpuu](https://cinepixo.com/people/irja-viherpuu) as kattilanpaikkaajan vaimo
- [Rauha Rentola](https://cinepixo.com/people/rauha-rentola) as Barbra
- [Mirjam Novero](https://cinepixo.com/people/mirjam-novero) as kuningatar
- [Maija-Liisa Ilmari](https://cinepixo.com/people/maija-liisa-ilmari) as Päivätär
- [Otto Noro](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-noro) as verkonkutoja
- [Siiri Angerkoski](https://cinepixo.com/people/siiri-angerkoski) as Kunigunda, valtioneuvoksetar
- [Pirkko Raitio](https://cinepixo.com/people/pirkko-raitio) as lapsenhoitaja
- [Olga Tainio](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-tainio) as Leena-muori
- [Jalmari Rinne](https://cinepixo.com/people/jalmari-rinne) as hovimarsalkka
- [Eeva-Kaarina Volanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/eeva-kaarina-volanen) as Valotar, hyvä haltijatar
- [Ritva Åberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/ritva-aberg) as Dorina
- [Kalle Viherpuu](https://cinepixo.com/people/kalle-viherpuu) as ylimmäinen juomanlaskija
- [Elsa Turakainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-turakainen) as Kehrääjä-Liisa

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sleeping-beauty-1949-film-1949
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