Film

Beauty and the Beast

1946 · 1h 36m · Drama · Fantasy · Romance

Once upon a time…

IMDb

7.9

Metacritic

92

The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.

Jean Marais

La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant

Josette Day

Belle

Marcel André

Belle's Father

Mila Parély

Félicie

Nane Germon

Adélaïde

Michel Auclair

Ludovic

Raoul Marco

The Insurer

Jean Cocteau

The Voice of Magic (uncredited)

Noël Blin

Footman (uncredited)

Christian Marquand

Footman (uncredited)

Gilles Watteaux

Footman (uncredited)

• Jean CocteauDirector · Screenplay · Story
• Jeanne-Marie Leprince de BeaumontNovel
• André PaulvéExecutive Producer
• Henri AlekanDirector of Photography
• Georges AuricOriginal Music Composer
• Claude IbériaEditor

La Belle et la bête (1946) - TrailerCriterion Trailer 6: Beauty and the Beast

Release date

October 29, 1946

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

16

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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