Beauty and the Beast

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.

• Jean CocteauDirector
• Jean CocteauScreenplay
• Georges AuricOriginal Music Composer

• Jean MaraisLa Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
• Josette DayBelle
• Marcel AndréBelle's Father
• Mila ParélyFélicie
• Nane GermonAdélaïde
• Michel AuclairLudovic
• Raoul MarcoThe Insurer
• Jean CocteauThe Voice of Magic (uncredited)
• Noël BlinFootman (uncredited)
• Christian MarquandFootman (uncredited)
• Gilles WatteauxFootman (uncredited)