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Beauty and the Beast (1991)
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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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84 min - 
Top 250 #244
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Won 2 Oscars.
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14 nominations
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Cast
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| Paige O'Hara | ... |
Belle
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| Robby Benson | ... |
Beast
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Richard White | ... |
Gaston
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| Jerry Orbach | ... |
Lumiere
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| David Ogden Stiers | ... |
Cogsworth
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Narrator
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| Angela Lansbury | ... |
Mrs. Potts
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| Bradley Pierce | ... |
Chip
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(as Bradley Michael Pierce)
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Rex Everhart | ... |
Maurice
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| Jesse Corti | ... |
Lefou
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Hal Smith | ... |
Philippe
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| Jo Anne Worley | ... |
Wardrobe
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Mary Kay Bergman | ... |
Babette
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| Brian Cummings | ... |
Stove
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Alvin Epstein | ... |
Bookseller
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| Tony Jay | ... |
Monsieur D'Arque
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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>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
The most beautiful love story ever told as it has never been seen before. [IMAX version] See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Beauty and the Beast 3-D See more »Filming Locations:
Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
AUD 455,456 (Australia) (13 June 1992)Gross:
$347,900,000 (Worldwide)Company Credits
Production Co:
Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV, Walt Disney Feature Animation See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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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...
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we will be forever grateful. Howard Ashman (1950-1991)" See more »
Written by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman
Performed by Richard White, Jesse Corti and Chorus See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Rob Minkoff was approached to be the director, but the studio turned him down because he wanted complete creative control. See more »Goofs
Continuity: The scratch marks that the beast makes in his portrait change direction and location throughout the film. See more »Quotes
[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...
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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 »
Soundtracks
"Gaston"Written by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman
Performed by Richard White, Jesse Corti and Chorus See more »
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