Beauty and the beast / Walt Disney Pictures ; Walt Disney Pictures presents ; directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise ; produced by Don Hahn ; animation screenplay by Linda Woolverton.
Edition:
Special edition, platinum edition.
Publisher:
Disney DVD :
Copyright Date:
2001
Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 91 min. for main feature (i.e. special ed. version), 338 min. for extras) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 viewer guide (13 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Voices: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Bradley Michael Pierce, Rex Everhart, Jesse Corti, Hal Smith, Jo Anne Worley. Adaptation of the French fairy tale Belle et la bête, by Madame Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Originally produced as a feature length, animated motion picture in 1991. Letterboxed. Includes the original and large format theatrical trailers, as well as 4 TV spots. Special features: on disc 1: three versions of the film (special edition (approximately 91 min.), theatrical edition (approximately 84 min.) and work-in-progress edition (approximately 85 min.); audio commentary; sing-along pop-up word option; Maurice's invention workshop game. On disc 2: deleted songs and alternative version of included songs; making of and behind the scenes featurettes; a variety of interactive games and challenges; a look at the Broadway musical; animation and production design segments; music videos; publicity material; and more. "Stock #24962"--Disc labels.
Summary:
The story of a vain and cruel prince who is turned by an enchantress into a horrible beast, revealing to the world his true inner self. The spell can only be broken if the beast can win the true love of lovely and pleasant local village girl before a magic rose loses its last petal.
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