Die Schöne und die Bestie (1946)
Es war einmal, vor langer Zeit..., da schrieb Madame Leprince de Beaumont das zeitlose Märchen über die wahre Schönheit – die Schönheit des Herzens. Es ist die Geschichte der Tochter eines verarmten Kaufmanns, die bereit ist, für ihren Vater ihr Leben aufzugeben. Um seine Schuld zu begleichen, zieht sie in das Schloss einer Bestie – halb Mensch, halb Tier. Doch bald schon erkennt sie, dass die Bestie eine gutmütige Natur hat und Menschen dagegen viel grausamer sein können.
Der Regisseur:
Jean Cocteau
Der Autor:
Jean Cocteau
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Jean Marais as La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant |
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Josette Day as Belle |
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Marcel André as Belle's Father |
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Mila Parély as Félicie |
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Nane Germon as Adélaïde |
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Michel Auclair as Ludovic |
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Raoul Marco as The Insurer |
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Jean Cocteau as The Voice of Magic (uncredited) |
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Noël Blin as Footman (uncredited) |
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Christian Marquand as Footman (uncredited) |
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Gilles Watteaux as Footman (uncredited) |
| Art | Lucien Carré | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Jean Cocteau | Dialogue |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Escoffier | Costume Design |
| Art | Christian Bérard | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hagop Arakelian | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Jean Cocteau | Director |
| Writing | Jean Cocteau | Screenplay |
| Sound | Georges Auric | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonio Castillo | Costume Design |
| Writing | Jean Cocteau | Story |
| Editing | Claude Ibéria | Editor |
| Art | Lucien Carré | Production Design |
| Art | René Moulaert | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Henri Alekan | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Roger Desormière | Conductor |
| Production | André Paulvé | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Jacques Lebreton | Sound |
| Sound | Jacques Carrère | Sound |
| Writing | Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont | Novel |
| Directing | René Clément | First Assistant Director |