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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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1946-10-29
Runtime: 96 mins
Director: Jean Cocteau
Spoken language: Français
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Original title: Beauty and the Beast
Production Companies: Andre Paulve Film
Production Countries: France

Jean Marais

Josette Day

Marcel André

Mila Parély

Nane Germon

Michel Auclair

Raoul Marco

Jean Cocteau

Noël Blin

Christian Marquand

Gilles Watteaux