Beauty and the Beast

1991, Kids & family/Animation, 1h 24m

118 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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Enchanting, sweepingly romantic, and featuring plenty of wonderful musical numbers, Beauty and the Beast is one of Disney's most elegant animated offerings. Read critic reviews

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Beauty and the Beast Photos

Mrs. Potts (left) and Cogsworth (right), members of the Prince's household who are under a spell, strike a "Gothic" pose as they ruminate about being "Human Again" in this newly animated sequence.

Village heartthrob Gaston (center) demonstrates his manliness by "bench-pressing" a trio of serenading maidens as the locals offer a musical tribute to him.

Rex Everhart as Maurice.

Life in her small provincial village can be a bit dull, but smart attractive Belle (pictured) finds escape by reading books of romance and adventure.

Belle (left) discovers a gentle and sensitive side to the Beast (right), her "host," while teaching him to read in this newly animated sequence.

Belle (pictured), a smart and attractive young woman, dreams of escaping the confines of her provincial life and finding romance and adventure in this thoughtful moment.

(left to right) Lumiere, Mrs. Potts and Cogsworth watch with delight as relations between their master, Beast, and his reluctant guest, Belle, begin to thaw.

Gaston (pictured), the handsome village heartthrob and all-around macho man, admires himself in the mirror while singing about his desire to woo and marry Belle, in this musical moment.

Being a Wardrobe (pictured) has its "drawerbacks" but with a little push and shove the spell may soon be broken.

A smart and attractive beauty named Belle (left) yearns for adventure and finds the man of her dreams in the body of a Beast (right).

(left to right) Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, a Feather Duster and Cogsworth - express their desire to be "human again" in this newly animated sequence.

Fiery candelabra Lumiere (center) leads a choir of dinnerware in inviting Belle to "be our guest" at the Beast's castle in this memorable musical number.

Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts.

Songwriters Howard Ashman (right) and Alan Menken (left).

A smart and attractive beauty named Belle (left) yearns for adventure and finds the man of her dreams in the body of a Beast (right).

Jo Anne Worley as The Wardrobe.

Robby Benson as The Beast.

Richard White as Gaston.

Paige O'Hara as Belle.

Jerry Orbach as Lumiere.

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Movie Info

An arrogant young prince (Robby Benson) and his castle's servants fall under the spell of a wicked enchantress, who turns him into the hideous Beast until he learns to love and be loved in return. The spirited, headstrong village girl Belle (Paige O'Hara) enters the Beast's castle after he imprisons her father Maurice (Rex Everhart). With the help of his enchanted servants, including the matronly Mrs. Potts (Angela Lansbury), Belle begins to draw the cold-hearted Beast out of his isolation.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Kids & family, Animation, Fantasy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Producer:

Don Hahn
Writer:

Linda Woolverton
Release Date (Theaters):

Nov 13, 1991 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 6, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA):

$219.0M
Runtime:

1h 24m
Distributor:

Buena Vista Pictures, BV International Pictures [no]
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Paige O'Hara
Belle
Voice

Robby Benson
Beast
Voice

Richard White
Gaston
Voice

Jerry Orbach
Lumiere
Voice

David Ogden Stiers
Cogsworth, Narrator
Voice

Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Potts
Voice

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