Beauty and the Beast
“Once upon a time…”
1946•1h 36m•7.5•Released
DramaFantasyRomance
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.
Director
Jean Cocteau
Writer
Jean Cocteau
Languages
French
Studio
Andre Paulve Film
Cast
Jean Marais
La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
Josette Day
Belle
Marcel André
Belle's Father
Mila Parély
Félicie
Nane Germon
Adélaïde
Michel Auclair
Ludovic
Raoul Marco
The Insurer
Jean Cocteau
The Voice of Magic (uncredited)
Noël Blin
Footman (uncredited)
Christian Marquand
Footman (uncredited)
Gilles Watteaux
Footman (uncredited)
Recommended
6.2
Fire with Fire
1986
6.8
Untamed Heart
1993
6
Maria's Lovers
1984
6.8
Tuesday
2024
6.7
On the Edge
2001
6.2
A Tale of Love and Desire
2021
7.2
Cesar and Rosalie
1972
7.1
My King
2015
6.9
Just the Two of Us
2023
7
The Girl Without Hands
2016
6.9
The Fugitive Kind
1960
6.3
Dirt Music
2020
6.5
Tideland
2005
5.9
The Future
2011
6.3
Horns
2013
6.6
The Burning Plain
2008
6.6
Crazy/Beautiful
2001
6.9
Skin
2019
5.8
Passion of Mind
2000
6
Wander Darkly
2020
Similar Movies
7.7
A Woman Under the Influence
1974
6.7
Carefree
1938
10
Practise Makes
2022
7
The Rebels
1968
6.2
Blood on the Moon
1948
6.7
Shield for Murder
1954
5.7
Warlords of Atlantis
1978
Rosa's Dilemma
2025
10
Gimme One Last
2026
Blues
2022
7.6
Stray Dog
1949
The Portrait of a Bird
2026
INSANIAM
0
5.5
30 Days in Prison
1959
7
The Man from London
2008
7.6
Fires on the Plain
1959
7.6
Eyes Without a Face
1960
7.1
Roberta
1935
Memories of Flesh and Bone
2026
7.9
I Am Cuba
1964