Beauty and the Beast poster
Director Jean Cocteau
Screenplay Jean Cocteau

Beauty and the Beast

Original Title: La Belle et la Bête

Tagline: Once upon a time…

Release Date: 1946-10-29

Duration: 96 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Christian Marquand
    Footman (uncredited)
  • Jean Marais
    La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
  • Michel Auclair
    Ludovic
  • Josette Day
    Belle
  • Jean Cocteau
    The Voice of Magic (uncredited)
  • Mila Parély
    Félicie
  • Nane Germon
    Adélaïde
  • Marcel André
    Belle's Father
  • Raoul Marco
    The Insurer
  • Gilles Watteaux
    Footman (uncredited)