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Beauty and the Beast (1946)
La belle et la bête (original title)

96 min  -  Drama | Fantasy | Romance   -  23 December 1947 (USA)
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Adélaïde, Belle, Félicie and Ludovic are young adult siblings who once lived in grandeur until their father's merchant ships were lost at sea... See full summary »

Writers:

Jean Cocteau (dialogue), Jean Cocteau (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jean Marais ...
La Bête (The Beast) / The Prince / Avenant
Josette Day Josette Day ...
Mila Parély Mila Parély ...
Félicie
Nane Germon Nane Germon ...
Adélaïde
Michel Auclair Michel Auclair ...
Ludovic
Raoul Marco Raoul Marco ...
The Usurer
Marcel André Marcel André ...
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Janice Felty Janice Felty ...
John Kuether John Kuether ...
The Father / The usurer (1995 opera version) (singing voice)
Jacques Marbeuf Jacques Marbeuf
Ana María Martinez Ana María Martinez ...
Félicie (1995 opera version) (singing voice)
Hallie Neill Hallie Neill ...
Adélaïde (1995 opera version) (singing voice)
Gregory Purnhagen Gregory Purnhagen ...
La Bête / Avenant / Ardent / The port official (1995 opera version) (singing voice)
Zhang Zhou Zhang Zhou ...
Ludovic (1995 opera version) (singing voice)
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Storyline

Adélaïde, Belle, Félicie and Ludovic are young adult siblings who once lived in grandeur until their father's merchant ships were lost at sea. The family is now near ruin, but Adélaïde and Félicie nonetheless still squander away the family money on themselves and keeping beautiful, whereas Belle slaves around the house, doting on her father. Ludovic detests his two spoiled sisters, but is protective of Belle, especially with his friend Avenant, a handsome scoundrel who wants to marry Belle. Crossing the forest one dark and stormy evening, the father gets lost and takes refuge in a fantastical castle. Upon leaving, he steals a blossom off a rose bush, which Belle requested. The castle's resident, an angry beast, sentences him to one of two options for the theft of the rose: his own death, or that of one of his daughters. As she feels she is the cause of her father's predicament (despite her sisters asking for far more lavish gifts)... Written by Huggo  

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Castle | Beast | Rose | Forest | Magic  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La bella y la bestia See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,708 (USA) (23 June 2002) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$138,158 (USA) (1 June 2003)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

DisCina See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono  | Dolby Digital (1995 opera version)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Jean Cocteau used several different kinds of film stock because of the difficulty of getting stock immediately after the war. He claimed that the different visual textures added to the poetic effect of the film. See more »

Goofs

Boom mic visible: Boom visible at the top of the picture during the entire scene when Ludovic and Avenant first approach Diane's pavilion. See more »

Quotes

La Bête: Belle, you mustn't look into my eyes. You needn't fear. You will never see me, except each evening at 7:00, when you will dine, and I will come to the great hall. And never look into my eyes.
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Crazy Credits

The title and some of the opening credits are written with chalk on a blackboard, and then erased. See more »

Connections

Featured in Le divorce (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"La belle et la bête"
an opera by Philip Glass
© 1995 Nonesuch Records for the US and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States See more »