Screenplay:
Jean CocteauCinematography:
Henri AlekanComposer:
Georges AuricCast:
Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély, Michel Auclair, Marcel André, Jean Cocteau, Christian Marquand, Nane Germon, Raoul MarcoPlots(1)
A half-ruined merchant lives in the country with his son Ludovic and his three daughters. Two of the daughters, Felicie and Adelaide, are real shrews, selfish, pretentious, evil. They exploit the third daughter, Belle, as a servant. One day, the merchant gets lost in the forest and enters a strange castle. He picks up a rose for Belle and the castle's owner appear. He is a monster, half-human, half-beast, and possesses magic powers. He sentences the merchant to death, unless he give up one of his daughters. Belle sacrifices herself for her father and goes to the castle, discovering that the Beast is not so wild and inhuman as it seems. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jean Marais
France
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Fantomas (1964)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
Josette Day
France
Best movies:
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Mila Parély
France
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Michel Auclair
German Empire
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Marcel André
France
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Jean Cocteau
France
Best movies:
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Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Christian Marquand
France
Best movies:
Apocalypse Now (1979)
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Nane Germon
France
Best movies:
Des gens sans importance (1956)
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Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Raoul Marco
France
Best movies:
The President (1961)
Des gens sans importance (1956)
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