Film · Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
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.
- Director
- Jean Cocteau
- Writers
- Jean Cocteau, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Release date
- October 29, 1946
- Original title
- La Belle et la Bête
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)
