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.
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Jean Marais | La Bête |
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Josette Day | Belle |
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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 | Merchant |
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Marcel André | Belle's Father |
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Janice Felty | La Belle (1995 opera version) |
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John Kuether | The Father |
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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 |
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Zhengzhong Zhou | Ludovic (1995 opera version) |
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Noël Blin | Footman |
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Jean Cocteau | Voice of Magic |
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Christian Marquand | Footman |
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Gilles Watteaux | Footman |
Director | Jean Cocteau |
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Rene Clement |
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Writer | Jean Cocteau, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont | |
Producer | André Paulvé | |
Musician | Georges Auric | |
Photography | Henri Alekan |