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(1946)
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Cast
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La Bête (The Beast) /
The Prince /
Avenant
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Josette Day | ... | |
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Mila Parély | ... |
Félicie
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Nane Germon | ... |
Adélaïde
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Michel Auclair | ... |
Ludovic
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Raoul Marco | ... |
The Usurer
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Marcel André | ... | |
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Janice Felty | ... |
La Belle (1995 opera version)
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John Kuether | ... |
The Father /
The usurer (1995 opera version)
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Jacques Marbeuf |
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Ana María Martinez | ... |
Félicie (1995 opera version)
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Hallie Neill | ... |
Adélaïde (1995 opera version)
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Gregory Purnhagen | ... |
La Bête /
Avenant /
Ardent /
The port official (1995 opera version)
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Zhang Zhou | ... |
Ludovic (1995 opera version)
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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. 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), Belle sacrifices herself to the beast. Upon arriving ... Written by Huggo
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
23 December 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Beauty and the Beast See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$3,708 (USA) (21 June 2002)Gross:
$138,158 (USA) (30 May 2003)Company Credits
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
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Belle's Father: Sir, I didn't know. I meant no harm. My daughter asked me to bring her a rose.
La Bête: Don't address me as "sir." I'm called the Beast! I don't like compliments. Don't try to understand. You have fifteen minutes to prepare to die!
Belle's Father: Sir...
La Bête: Again! The Beast orders you to be ...
[...]
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an opera by Philip Glass
(Not part of the original soundtrack, and not heard in the film's first two releases)
© 1995 Nonesuch Records for the US and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The popular song "Beauty and the Beast" by Stevie Nicks was inspired by this film. In 2007, she got the rights for the movie and it plays behind her as she sings the song. It is the last song in her set list. See more »Goofs
As Beauty and the Beast walk in the garden, a comparatively modernly dressed boy in short pants is visible for a few seconds to the top right behind them. See more »Quotes
La Bête: So, my dear sir, you steal my roses. You steal my roses, the things I love most in all the world. Your luck has gone from bad to worse. You could have taken anything except my roses. The punishment for this simple theft is death!Belle's Father: Sir, I didn't know. I meant no harm. My daughter asked me to bring her a rose.
La Bête: Don't address me as "sir." I'm called the Beast! I don't like compliments. Don't try to understand. You have fifteen minutes to prepare to die!
Belle's Father: Sir...
La Bête: Again! The Beast orders you to be ...
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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 »Soundtracks
"La belle et la bête"an opera by Philip Glass
(Not part of the original soundtrack, and not heard in the film's first two releases)
© 1995 Nonesuch Records for the US and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
See more »
Cocteau was a poet. Make no mistake. First and foremost. Not only in history's mind, but in his own as well. We are truly blessed that he was a filmmaker as well, and a brilliant one at that, marvelously weaving together a tapestry that mystically incorporated both words and sounds with the beautiful visions that lay captured in his mind.
Cocteau's vision of "Beauty and the Beast" is a visual marvel. To explain these marvels for you would be to ruin the experience. And it is an experience. But it is one of the poet: borne of symbolism and mythology. This is a fairy tale that a child could appreciate for its romance and beauty, and a parent for its intelligence and use of symbolism and metaphor. I recommend this film unreservedly. If you like classics and consider yourself a serious filmgoer, Cocteau's film is essential to your education.