---
title: 'Beauty and the Beast (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Cocteau'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/beauty-and-the-beast-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038348/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Beauty and the Beast (1946)

1946 · 90 min · Drama, Fantasy · France

Original title: La Belle et la Bête

## Synopsis

Beauty and the Beast is a 1946 French surrealist romantic fantasy film directed by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. Starring Josette Day as Belle and Jean Marais as the Beast, it is an adaptation of the 1756 story Beauty and the Beast, written by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont and published as part of a fairy tale anthology.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Cocteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-cocteau), [René Clément](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-clement)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Cocteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-cocteau)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Auric](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-auric)
- **Producer:** [André Paulvé](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-paulve)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Alekan](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-alekan)

## Cast

- [Mila Parély](https://cinepixo.com/people/mila-parely)
- [Jean Marais](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marais)
- [Josette Day](https://cinepixo.com/people/josette-day)
- [Michel Auclair](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-auclair)

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