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Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bete) (1946)

  • Rated Not Rated
  • 1hr 36m
  • 92

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Jean Cocteau, René Clément

Writer:

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

Release Date:

Dec 23, 1947

Runtime:

1hr 36m

Synopsis

A beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her.

Cast

  • Jean Marais
  • Josette Day
  • Mila Parély
  • Nane Germon
  • Michel Auclair
  • Raoul Marco
  • Marcel André
  • Janice Felty
  • John Kuether
  • Jacques Marbeuf

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Metacritic

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Based on 7 Critics
7.9

USER SCORE (38)

Generally favorable reviews based on 38 Reviews
100

One of the great marvels of the medium, a film that you cannot miss if you hope to be literate in cinema -- or, indeed, if you seek acquaintance with the great works of modern times.

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Metacritic review by Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Portland Oregonian
100

The timeless fairy tale about a young woman who agrees to dwell with a mysterious monster, as interpreted in 1946 by one of cinema's most brilliant visual stylists and mythmakers.

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Metacritic review by David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
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