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Beauty and the Beast

Dir. Jean Cocteau·1946·1h 36m

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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Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast (1946)

Jean Cocteau

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1h 36m
Cross-source blend ~82/100

At a glance

Countries

France

Ratings

TMDB users

7.5/10

666 votes

IMDb

7.9/10

Users

Critics

92Metacritic

Rating consensus

82/100 blend

Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Metacritic

Warm reception overall — weighted ~82/100 across 3 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Jean Marais

La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant

Josette Day

Belle

Marcel André

Belle's Father

Mila Parély

Félicie

Nane Germon

Adélaïde

Michel Auclair

Ludovic

Raoul Marco

The Insurer

Jean Cocteau

The Voice of Magic (uncredited)

Noël Blin

Footman (uncredited)

Christian Marquand

Footman (uncredited)

Gilles Watteaux

Footman (uncredited)

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