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Belle, whose father is imprisoned by the Beast, offers herself instead and discovers her captor to be an enchanted prince.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Belle (voice)
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Beast (voice)
Richard White ...
Gaston (voice)
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Lumiere (voice)
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Cogsworth / Narrator (voice)
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Mrs. Potts (voice)
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Chip (voice) (as Bradley Michael Pierce)
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Maurice (voice)
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Lefou (voice)
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Philippe (voice)
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Wardrobe (voice)
Mary Kay Bergman ...
Babette (voice)
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Stove (voice)
Alvin Epstein ...
Bookseller (voice)
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Storyline

Belle is a girl who is dissatisfied with life in a small provincial French town, constantly trying to fend off the misplaced "affections" of conceited Gaston. The Beast is a prince who was placed under a spell because he could not love. A wrong turn taken by Maurice, Belle's father, causes the two to meet. Written by Tim Pickett <quetzal@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au>

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beast | love | castle | prince | spell | See more »

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G | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

22 November 1991 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Beauty and the Beast 3-D  »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$99,508 (Brazil) (6 September 2002)

Gross:

$218,967,620 (USA) (4 May 2012)
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(Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The first animated movie to win the Annie Award for Best Animated Film. See more »

Goofs

When Beast first brings Belle to her room, her bed has a rose in the center at the foot of it. In a later scene when Mrs. Potts meets Belle for the first time and bringing tea, the rose in the bed is gone. See more »

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[first lines]
Narrator: Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. But then, one winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away. But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found ...
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Crazy Credits

"To our friend, Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful. Howard Ashman (1950-1991)" See more »

Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Teen: Top 11 Animated Movies (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Belle (Reprise)"
Written by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman
Performed by Paige O'Hara
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One of Disney's Best!
23 January 2005 | by (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) – See all my reviews

Beauty and the Beast is an engaging movie with so much care and beauty fused into its core. Beauty is much more than just an influential animated classic. It is a grand and powerful fable, sugar coated with the best animation effort in a time where CGI was becoming a movie mainstay. In its finest moments, Beauty is a rousing musical, making your head move and getting caught up right in the mix. The score is unforgettable and the characters are so easy to get into. A movie that children and adults alike will love, Disney deserved its Academy Award nominations for creating such a joy.

Small town Belle longs for more than a local life, maintaining her imagination through books and taking care of her kind, yet eccentric father. But when their horse returns without papa, Belle sets out to find the awful truth in an enchanted castle.

You can see that so much time and care was spent in drawing this masterpiece. I cannot think of many other movies that show such meticulous background and animation. That such effort is woven effortlessly into its songs that make Beauty and the Beast the timeless classic Disney rightfully lauds itself over. 'Be Our Guest,' 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'Gaston,' you will be humming these songs at one point in your your life! Kudos to Disney for creating a charismatic, attractive villain in Gaston. He would not be a villain if he was not such a jerk. You must watch this movie at least once in your life, in a comfortable sofa and with the sound turned right up for the Broadway scores. You will enjoy it!


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