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Beauty and the Beast

Original title: La Belle et la Bête

Once upon a time…

1946 · 1h 36m

Directed by Jean Cocteau

7.5

TMDB audience score
698 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • 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)