1946 · Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Beauty and the Beast
Original title · La Belle et la Bête
Once upon a time…
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.
- 7.5/10 · 689 votes
- 1h 36m
- October 29, 1946
- French
Directed by Jean Cocteau
About Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast is a 1946 drama, fantasy, and romance film directed by Jean Cocteau. It runs 1h 36m. It was released on October 29, 1946.
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.
The original title is La Belle et la Bête. The original language is French. Spoken languages include French. Production countries include France.
The average rating is 7.5 out of 10, based on 689 TMDB votes.
Beauty and the Beast Details
- Title
- Beauty and the Beast
- Original title
- La Belle et la Bête
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 7.5/10 from 689 votes
- Original language
- French
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Director
- Jean Cocteau
- Writers
- Jean Cocteau
- Keywords
- underdog, daughter, monster, beauty, rose, black and white, romantic
Beauty and the Beast Release Date
Beauty and the Beast was released on October 29, 1946. More 1946 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
Beauty and the Beast Genres
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Beauty and the Beast Cast
Jean MaraisLa Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
Josette DayBelle
Marcel AndréBelle's Father
Mila ParélyFélicie
Nane GermonAdélaïde
Michel AuclairLudovic
Raoul MarcoThe Insurer
Jean CocteauThe Voice of Magic (uncredited)- Noël BlinFootman (uncredited)
Christian MarquandFootman (uncredited)- Gilles WatteauxFootman (uncredited)
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