Movie (#197796) Back to listing ID 197796 Title Beauty and the Beast Overview Beauty and the Beast is the adaptation of a story by Madame de Villeneuve. Published anonymously in 1740 as La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins, it paints a portrait of Belle, a joyful and touching young girl who falls in love with the Beast, a cursed creature in search of love and redemption. In 1760, a condensed children’s version was published. It was from this version that Jean Cocteau and then Walt Disney drew their famous adaptations. Overshadowed, the original version by Madame de Villeneuve has never been adapted for the screen... until now! Director Christophe Gans Year 2014 Votes 1843 Rating 6.111 Popularity 33.019 Budget 33000000 Poster Url https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8bErT2koHXAUSW5PdLQqgL5gEEe.jpg Are you sure you want to %action_name%?