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Beauty and the Beast (1946) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 29, 1946

Original Title:
La Belle et la Bête

Alternate Titles:
A Bela E a Fera
A Bela e o Monstro
A szép és a szörnyeteg
Aljamila va Alvahsh
Belle en het Beest
Die Schöne und die Bestie
Div va Delbar
Es war einmal
Flickan och odjuret
Gražuolė ir pabaisa
Güzel ile Hayvan
I pentamorfi kai to Teras
Kaunotar ja hirviö
Kráska a zvíře
La Bella y la Bestia
La bella e la bestia
La bella y la bestia
Lepotica i zver
Piękna i bestia
Skjønnheten og udyret
Skønheden og Udyret
Szépség és szörnyeteg
Η πεντάμορφη και το τέρας
Красавица и чудовище
Красавицата и звярът
Красуня і чудовисько
美女と野獣（1946）
美女與野獸
미녀와 야수

Genres:
Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Production Companies:
Andre Paulve Film

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  FR: TP 

Runtime: 96

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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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Production

Conductor:
Roger Desormière

Costume Design:
Marcel Escoffier
Antonio Castillo

Dialogue:
Jean Cocteau

Director:
Jean Cocteau

Director of Photography:
Henri Alekan

Editor:
Claude Ibéria

Executive Producer:
André Paulvé

First Assistant Director:
René Clément

Makeup Artist:
Hagop Arakelian

Novel:
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

Original Music Composer:
Georges Auric

Production Design:
Christian Bérard
Lucien Carré

Screenplay:
Jean Cocteau

Set Decoration:
Lucien Carré
René Moulaert

Sound:
Jacques Carrère
Jacques Lebreton

Story:
Jean Cocteau

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