- Country: USA
- Genres: Family, Fantasy, Horror
- Release: 1962-12-08
- Director: Edward L. Cahn
- Writers: George Bruce , Orville H. Hampton , Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
- Language: English
- Stars: Joyce Taylor , Mark Damon , Eduard Franz , Michael Pate , Merry Anders , Dayton Lummis , Walter Burke (I) (1908–1984) , Alexander Lockwood (1902–1990) , Meg Wyllie , Charles Wagenheim
- Runtime: 77 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Skønheden og udyret (Denmark) , Beauty and the Beast , I oraia kai to teras (Greece) , A Bela e a Fera (Brazil) , La belleza y la bestia (Mexico) , A szépség és a szörnyeteg (Hungary) , Piękna i bestia (Poland) , La bella y la bestia (Venezuela) , Beauty and the Beast (United States of America) , Beauty and the Beast (United Kingdom) , Die Schönheit und das Ungeheuer , Kaunotar ja hirviö (Finland) , Beauty and the Beast (Australia)
- Plot: 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...
- IMDB:tt0055781
Beauty and the Beast Cast · · · ALL
Edward L. Cahn
Director
Joyce Taylor
Althea
Mark Damon
Eduardo
Eduard Franz
Orsini
Michael Pate
Bruno
Merry Anders
Sybil
Meg Wyllie
Woman
Dayton Lummis
Roderick, Count of Sardi
Walter Burke
(I)
(1908–1984)
Grimaldi
Alexander Lockwood
(1902–1990)
Man
Charles Wagenheim
Mario
Herman Rudin
Pasquale
Jon Silo
Benito