Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 30th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third in the Disney Renaissance period, it is based on the French fairy tale of the same name by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, who was also credited in the English version as well as in the French version, and ideas from the 1946 French film. Beauty and the Beast focuses on the relationship between the Beast (Robby Benson), a prince who is magically transformed into a monster as punishment for his arrogance, and Belle (Paige O'Hara), a beautiful young woman whom he imprisons in his castle. To become a prince again, Beast must win her love in return otherwise he remains a monster forever. The film also features the voices of Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, and Angela Lansbury.

Walt Disney first attempted unsuccessfully to adapt Beauty and the Beast into an animated feature film during the 1930s and 1950s. Following the success of The Little Mermaid (1989), Disney decided to adapt the fairy tale, which Richard Purdum originally conceived as a non-musical. Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg eventually discontinued the idea and ordered that the film be a musical similar to The Little Mermaid instead. Beauty and the Beast was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, with a screenplay by Linda Woolverton story first credited to Roger Allers. Lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken wrote the film's songs. Ashman, who additionally served as an executive producer on the film, died of AIDS-related complications eight months before the film's release, and the film was dedicated to his memory.

Beauty and the Beast premiered as an unfinished film at the New York Film Festival on September 29, 1991, followed by its theatrical release as a completed film at the El Capitan Theatre on November 22. The film was a box office success, grossing $425 million worldwide. Beauty and the Beast received positive reviews; it won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and became the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for its title song. In 2002, Beauty and the Beast was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

In April 1994, Beauty and the Beast became Disney's first animated film to be adapted into a Broadway musical. The success of the film spawned two direct-to-video follow-ups: Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) and Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World (1998). This was followed by a spin-off television series, Sing Me a Story with Belle. An IMAX version was released in 2002 that included "Human Again", a new five-minute musical sequence. After the success of the 3-D re-release of The Lion King, the film was reissued in 3-D in 2012. A live action remake was released on March 17, 2017 and was directed by Bill Condon.

Cast

Image	Character	USA	Mex	Jap	Bra	Ger	Fran	Ita	Pol	Neth	Hun	Swe	Fin	Nor	Cro	Den	Gree	Ukr	Cze	Bul	Ice	Slo	Alb	Rom	Arm	Russ	Spa	Port	Ita(2002)	Kor	Isr	Turk	Egyp
	Belle	Paige O'Hara	Diana Santos	Eri Itô	Ju Cassou	Jana Werner	Bénédicte Lécroart	Laura Boccanera	Jolanta Wilk	Joke de Kruijf	Kocsis Judit	Sofia Källgren	Mervi Hiltunen	Merethe Trøan	Renata Sabljak	Louise Fribo			Jana Mařasová								Inés Moraleda	Carla de Sá	Barbara DeBortoli	Seong YouJin	Rinat Gabay	Figen Sümeli	Liqaa El-Khamisy
	Beast	Robby Benson	Arturo Mercado	Koichi Yamadera	Garcia Júnior	Matthias Freihof	Emmanuel Jacomy	Massimo Corvo	Stefan Każuro	Rob Fruithof	Szabó SiposBarnabás	Tommy Körberg	Matti Olavi Ranin	Lasse Lindtner	Ivan Glowatzky	Mikael Birkkjær											Jordi Brau	Henrique Feist	Massimo Corvo	Jang Se-jun	Yuval Zamir	Volkan Severcan	Firas Sa'id
	Prince	Robby Benson	Arturo Mercado	Koichi Yamadera	Garcia Júnior	Matthias Freihof	Emmanuel Jacomy	Massimo Corvo	Stefan Każuro	Rob Fruithof	Szabó Sipos Barnabás	Tommy Körberg	Matti Olavi Ranin	Lasse Lindtner	Ivan Glowatzky	Mikael Birkkjær											Jordi Brau	Henrique Feist	Massimo Corvo	Jang Se-jun	Yuval Zamir	Volkan Severcan	Firas Sa'id
	Lumiere	Jerry Orbach	Carlos Petrel	Masashi Ebara	Ivon Curi	Joachim Kemmer	Daniel Beretta	Vittorio Amandola	Jacek Czyż	Arnold Gelderman	Balázs Péter	Jan Malmsjö	Juha Muje	Toralv Maurstad	Zoran Gogić	Preben Kristensen											MiguelÁngel Jenner	Fernando Luis	LeslieJames La Penna	Kim Jun	Eli Gorenstein	Engin Alkan	Botros Botros Ghali
	Cogsworth	DavidOgden Stiers	Moisés Palacios	Kazuo Kumakura	Isaac Schneider	Manfred Lichtenfeld	Georges Berthomieu	Gianni Vagliani	Ryszard Nawrocki	Luc Lutz	Harkányi Endre	Åke Lagergren	Tom Wentzel	Helge Reiss	Pero Juričić	John HahnPetersen											Antonio GómezdeVicente	CarlosAlberto Macedo	Vittorio Battarra	Jo DongHui	Dov Reiser	Sezai Aydın	Maged Al-Kedwany
	Mrs. Potts	Angela Lansbury	Norma Herrera	Kimiko Fukuda	Myriam Peracchi	Ingeborg Wellmann	Lucie Dolène	Isa Di Marzio	Mirosława Krajewska	Henny Orri	Galambos Erzsi	Meta Velander	Anneli Saaristo	Wenche Foss	Mirela Brekalo	Kirsten Cenius											Marta Martorell	Ermelinda Duarte	Alina Moradei	Lim Su-Ah	Rachel Attas	Bedia Ener Öztep	Soheir Al-Badrawy
	Chip	Bradley Pierce	Francisco González	Atsushi Yamaguchi	Priscila Ribeiro	Timo Plümicke	Clarence Le Prévost	Davide Perino	Krzysztof Królak	Remy Ravensteijn	Varga Olivér Csaba	Daniel Falkman	Mika Ranin	Martin Sørensen	Iva Vučković	Daniel Kellermann											Roser Vilches	Filipe Feio	Davide Perino	Kim SeonWoo	Rona Danieli	Burak Urans	Hamad Ibrahim
	Wardrobe	Jo Anne Worley	Sylvia Garcel	Takako Kondo	MariaHelena Pader	Christel Merian	Claude Chantal	Didi Perego	Anna Apostolakis	Trudy Libosan	Pécsi Ildikó	Siv Wennberg	Rauha Rentola	Anne Marit Jacobsen	Dora RuždjakPodolski	Judith Rothenberg											Nuria Cugat	Luísa Salgueiro	Didi Perego	Seo Geum Ok	Ruti Holtzman	Zuhal Yunga	Laila Jamal
	Fifi the Featherduster	Kimmy Robertson	Araceli de León	Mari Yokô	Maria da Penha	Dorette Hugo	Josiane Pinson	Silvia Pepitoni	Dorota Dobrowolska	Wijnanda Zeevaarder	Prókai Annamária	Irene Lindh	Hanna HarmanmaaShen	Kari-Ann Grønsund	Ivana Bakarić	Michelle BjørnAndersen											Alicia Laorden	Cristina Cavalinhos	Silvia Pepitoni	Lee YoungJu	Limor Shapira	Zuhal Yalçın	MarwaAbdel Ghaffar
	Sultan	Frank Welker											Frank Welker											Frank Welker
	Stove	Brian Cummings	Francisco Colmenero			Tilo Schmitz
	Gaston	Richard White	Emilio Guerrero	Saiji Matsumoto	Garcia Júnior	Engelbert VonNordhausen	François Leroux	Roberto Pedicini	Jakub Szydlowski	Henk Poort	Vincze Gábor Péter	Hans Josefsson	Esa Ruuttunen	Paul Åge Johannessen	Đani Stipaničev	Per Høyer											Juan Carlos Gustems	João Craveiro Reis	Roberto Pedicini	Lee JeongGu	Yigal Sadeh	Suat Arıkan	Rida El-Wakil
	Lefou	Jesse Corti		Shinshô Nakamaru	Marco Ribeiro	Santiago Ziesmer	JeanClaude Corbel	Elio Pandolfi	Wojciech Paszkowski	Johnny KraaijkampJr.	Stohl András	Claes Malmberg	Jyrki Kovaleff	Lars Steinar Sørbø	Aleksandar Cvjetković	Jess Ingerslev											Pep Sais	José Jorge Duarte	Elio Pandolfi	Kim JaeWoo	Alon Ofir	BülentEmin Yarar	Ra'afat Maher Labib
	Maurice	Rex Everhart	Esteban Siller	Kinpei Azusa	Pietro Mário	Alexander Herzog	Georges Aubert	Paolo Lombardi	Gustaw Lutkiewicz	Jan Wegter	Suka Sándor	Anders Nyström	Matti Ranin	Henki Kolstad	Ranko Stojić	Poul Bundgaard											Manuel Lázaro	Pedro Pinheiro	Paolo Lombardi	Noh Min	Avraham Mor	Ahmet Eres	Hasan Husein
	Philippe	Hal Smith											Hal Smith											Hal Smith
	Bookseller	Alvin Epstein	Francisco Colmenero	Minoru Yada									Aarre Karén	Trond Brænne		Lars Thiesgaard
	Monsieur D' Arque	Tony Jay	Carlos Petrel	Takeshi Watabe	Jorgeh Ramos	Klaus Miedel	Henry Djanik	Mauro Bosco	Tomasz Marzecki	Sacco van der Made	Tibor Kristóf	Leif Liljeroth	Jyrki Korhonen	Ola Solum	Božidar Smiljanić	Kjeld Nørgaard											Joaquín Muñoz	António Montez	Mauro Bosco	Han SangDeok	Ariel Forman	Haldun Boysan	Mohammad AlShershaby
	Bimbettes	Kath Soucie	Araceli de León																								Victoria Ramos	Cristina Carvalhal			Shafrira Zakai
		Mary Kay Bergman	María Fernanda Morales																									Carla de Sá
	Baker	Alec Murphy	Francisco Colmenero			Frank-Otto Schenk									Adalbert Turner																		Mo'men ElBardisi
	Tom	Jack Angel
	Dick	Phil Proctor
	Stanley	Bill Farmer
	Walter	Patrick Pinney
	Wolves	Frank Welker											Frank Welker											Frank Welker
	Narrator	DavidOgden Stiers	Francisco Colmenero	Mizuho Suzuki	Márcio Seixas	Friedrich Schoenfelder	Jean Amadou	Nando Gazzolo	Janusz Bukowski	Gees Linnebank	Mécs Károly	Erland Josephson	Esa Saario	Per Aabel	Siniša Popović	Nis Bank Mikkelsen											Camilo García	Vítor Norte	Nando Gazzolo	Yu Kang-Jin	Ariel Forman	İstemi Betil	Tariq Fahmi

Songs

Image	Character	USA	Mex	Jap	Bra	Ger	Fran	Ita	Pol	Neth	Hun	Swe	Fin	Nor	Cro	Den	Gree	Ukr	Cze	Bul	Ice	Slo	Alb	Rom	Arm	Russ	Spa	Port	Ita(2002)	Kor	Isr	Turk	Egyp
	Belle	Paige O'Hara	Lourdes Ambriz	Eri Itô	Ju Cassou	Jana Werner	Bénédicte Lécroart	Marjorie Biondo	Jolanta Wilk	Joke de Kruijf	Kocsis Judit	Sofia Källgren	Mervi Hiltunen	Merethe Trøan	Renata Sabljak	Louise Fribo			Jana Mařasová								Inés Moraleda	Alda Joana	Marjorie Biondo	Jeon SuGyeong	Rinat Gabay	OtiliaRadulescu İpek	Dalia Farouq
	Beast	Robby Benson	Walterio Pesqueira	Koichi Yamadera	Garcia Júnior	Matthias Freihof	Emmanuel Jacomy	Massimo Corvo	Stefan Każuro	Rob Fruithof	Szabó SiposBarnabás	Tommy Körberg	Matti Olavi Ranin	Lasse Lindtner	Ivan Glowatzky	Mikael Birkkjær											Jordi Brau	Henrique Feist	Massimo Corvo	Park Sang-Jun	Yuval Zamir	Volkan Severcan	Firas Sa'id
	Prince	Robby Benson	Walterio Pesqueira	Koichi Yamadera	Garcia Júnior	Matthias Freihof	Emmanuel Jacomy	Massimo Corvo	Stefan Każuro	Rob Fruithof	Szabó Sipos Barnabás	Tommy Körberg	Matti Olavi Ranin	Lasse Lindtner	Ivan Glowatzky	Mikael Birkkjær											Jordi Brau	Henrique Feist	Massimo Corvo	Park Sang-Jun	Yuval Zamir	Volkan Severcan	Firas Sa'id
	Lumiere	Jerry Orbach	Carlos Petrel	Wakae Jun'ichi	Ivon Curi	Joachim Kemmer	Daniel Beretta	Vittorio Amandola	Jacek Czyż	Arnold Gelderman	Balázs Péter	Jan Malmsjö	Juha Muje	Toralv Maurstad	Zoran Gogić	Preben Kristensen											MiguelÁngel Jenner	Fernando Luis	LeslieJames La Penna	Kim Jun	Eli Gorenstein	Engin Alkan	BotrosBotros Ghali
	Cogsworth	DavidOgden Stiers	Moisés Palacios	Kazuo Kumakura	Isaac Schneider	Manfred Lichtenfeld	Georges Berthomieu	Gianni Vagliani	Ryszard Nawrocki	Luc Lutz	Harkányi Endre	Åke Lagergren	Tom Wentzel	Helge Reiss	Pero Juričić	John HahnPetersen											Eduard Doncos	CarlosAlberto Macedo	Mino Caprio	Yun HyeongJu	Dov Reiser	Sezai Aydın	Maged Al-Kedwany
	Mrs. Potts	Angela Lansbury	Norma Herrera	Fukuda Sumiko	Myriam Peracchi	Sonja Deutsch	Lucie Dolène	Isa Di Marzio	Mirosława Krajewska	Henny Orri	Galambos Erzsi	Meta Velander	Anneli Saaristo	Wenche Foss	Denis Grabarić	Kirsten Cenius											Marta Martorell	Helena Rocha	Angiolina Quinterno	Yoon Bok-Hee	Rachel Attas	Nukhet Duru	Hala El-Shabouri
	Wardrobe	Jo Anne Worley	Laura Belmar	Shiraishi Tamami	Geisa Vidal	Christel Merian	Brigitte Virtudes	Didi Perego	Anna Kruszyńska	Trudy Libosan	Erika Naray	Siv Wennberg	Rauha Rentola	Anne Marit Jacobsen	Tina Rupčić	Judith Rothenberg											Belén Marcos	Carolina Figueiredo	Didi Perego	Seo Geum Ok	Ruti Holtzman	Zuhal Yunga	Laila Jamal
	Gaston	Richard White	Armando Gama	Saiji Matsumoto	Maurício Luz	Peter Edelmann	François Leroux	Carlo Lepore	Jakub Szydlowski	Henk Poort	Vincze Gábor Péter	Hans Josefsson	Esa Ruuttunen	Paul Åge Johannessen	Đani Stipaničev	Per Høyer											Xavier Ribera	João Rosa	Carlo Lepore	Jeong Min-Hwa	Yohal Akhart	Suat Arıkan	Rida El-Wakil
	Lefou	Jesse Corti		Shinshô Nakamaru	Pedro de SaintGermain	Santiago Ziesmer	JeanClaude Corbel	Elio Pandolfi	Wojciech Paszkowski	Johnny KraaijkampJr.	Stohl András	Claes Malmberg	Jyrki Kovaleff	Lars Steinar Sørbø	Aleksandar Cvjetković	Jess Ingerslev											Òscar Mas	José Jorge Duarte	Elio Pandolfi	Kim Jae-Woo	Alon Ofir	Bülent Emin Yarar	Ra'afat Maher Labib

Additional Material

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	Lumiere	Jerry Orbach	Arturo Mercado	Wakae Jun'ichi	Mauro Ramos	Thomas Fritsch	Daniel Beretta	Vittorio Amandola	Jacek Czyż	Arnold Gelderman	Balázs Péter	Jan Malmsjö	Juha Muje	Toralv Maurstad	Zoran Gogić	Preben Kristensen											MiguelÁngel Jenner	Fernando Luis	LeslieJames La Penna	Kim Jun	Eli Gorenstein	Engin Alkan	BotrosBotros Ghali