Beauty and the Beast
Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, 1991
The Beauty and the Beast
Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, 1740
Beauty and the Beast is a movie directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise in 1991 and based on the book The Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, first published in 1740. The movie features Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart, Angela Lansbury, Paige O’Hara, Jerry Orbach, and others.
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Storyline
An enchantress disguised as an old beggar woman offers a rose to a cruel and selfish prince in exchange for shelter from a storm. On his way to a fair to showcase his latest invention (an automatic wood-chopper), Maurice gets lost in the forest, and seeks refuge in the Beast’s castle, but the Beast imprisons him for trespassing.
Movie vs Book
Year
1991
Minutes
84
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Beauty and the Beast
Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Country: USA
Year: 1991
Length: 1h24m
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Year
1740
Pages
202
Book Rate
7.44
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Book
The Beauty and the Beast
Original title: La Belle et la Bête
Country: France
First published in: 1740
Length: 202 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Bill Condon
Movie by Mamoru Hosoda
User polls & recommendations
“The biggest challenge of adapting the book was trying to make the inner lives of the characters legible through their outward actions.”
SALLY ROONEY (Writer)
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