The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.
Jean Marais
as La Bête / Le Prince / Avenant
Josette Day
as Belle
Marcel André
as Belle's Father
Mila Parély
as Félicie
Nane Germon
as Adélaïde
Michel Auclair
as Ludovic
Raoul Marco
as The Insurer
Jean Cocteau
as The Voice of Magic (uncredited)
Noël Blin
as Footman (uncredited)
Christian Marquand
as Footman (uncredited)
Gilles Watteaux
as Footman (uncredited)
