Beauty and the Beast

Cocteau throws a bit of everything at the screen, to see what sticks. A merchant's daughter attempts to save her father by taking his place in a bewitched castle. It flirts with being profound, but mostly just delivers a slightly stagey fairy tale.

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Jean Cocteau directed Beauty and the Beast in 1946. See Jean Cocteau's full filmography, where to start with Jean Cocteau, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jean Cocteau.

Beauty and the Beast was released in 1946 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 96 minutes.