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The Beauty and the Beast

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Original title

The Beauty and the Beast

Year

1962

Running time

77 min.

Country

United States

Director

Edward L. Cahn

Screenwriter

George Bruce, Orville H. Hampton. Tale: Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

Cast

Music

Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography

Gilbert Warrenton

Producer

Harvard Film. Producer: Robert Kent. Distributor: United Artists

Genre

Fantasy. Horror | Middle Ages. Fairy Tales / Fables

Movie Groups

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont Adaptations

Synopsis

Sometime in the Middle Ages. The young duke Eduardo, heir to the throne, is cursed. Every night he changes into a horrible looking monster. An alchemist, killed by Eduardos father, is responsible for this curse. Only a woman who loves Eduardo can overcome it. But Eduardos fiance Althea suffers a shock when she sees him as the monster. Eduardos brother, Prince Bruno, who has also ambitions to follow his father on the throne, stirs up the villagers to kill Eduardo. Then, one night, the mob catches Eduardo...

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The Beauty and the Beast

1962

Edward L. Cahn