Only Old Movies - ultimate source of old, good classics from 1930`s to 1980`s: 2007-11-04

Rating 8.0/10
Runtime: 94 min
Language: French
Country: France/Luxembourg
Directed by: Jean Cocteau
IMDb Link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0038348/

Cast

Jean Marais ... La Bête (The Beast)/The Prince/Avenant
Josette Day ... Belle
Mila Parély ... Félicie
Nane Germon ... Adélaïde
Michel Auclair ... Ludovic
Raoul Marco ... The usurer
Marcel André ... Belle's father

Description: 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.

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