Released:
1946-10-29

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.

Director:
Jean Cocteau

Runtime:
1h 36min

Genre:
Drama, Fantasy, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Jean Marais
  as
  La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
• 
  Josette Day
  as
  Belle
• 
  Marcel André
  as
  Belle's Father
• 
  Mila Parély
  as
  Félicie
• 
  Nane Germon
  as
  Adélaïde