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Once upon a time… - Beauty and the Beast
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Title: Beauty and the Beast

Release Date: 29 Oct 1946

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Andre Paulve Film

Production Companies: Andre Paulve Film

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.5 (609 votes)

Cast

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