presented by Angela Lansbury
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Disney, 1991
PRINCIPAL CAST Angela Lansbury, Robby Benson, Paige O'Hara, Jerry Orbach
DIRECTOR Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
PRODUCER Don Hahn
SCREENWRITER Linda Woolverton
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is one of the most beloved animated films of all time. This "tale as old as time" helped to launch a new wave of popularity for animated features that continues to this day and was the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film is a musical re-telling of the traditional fairy tale in which Belle, an adventurous French girl, befriends and eventually falls in love with a mysterious half-man, half-beast. The film's memorable title song is sung by Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts.
84 Minutes
AFI HONORS for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions
America's Greatest Love Stories
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs
America's Greatest Music in the Movies - Beauty and the Beast
AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals