Beauty and the Beast adaptations and references
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- DirectorJean CocteauRené ClémentStarsJean MaraisJosette DayMila ParélyA beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her.
- DirectorLev AtamanovStarsMariya BabanovaNikolay BogolyubovOlga ChepurovaNastenka asks her good father to bring her a scarlet flower from his journey One thing she doesn't know: the flower belongs to a horrible beast.
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsJoyce TaylorMark DamonEduard FranzCurse turns a handsome prince into a werewolf at night. A princess tries to help him, while his enemies plot to take his throne.
- StarsBernard CowanBillie Mae RichardsPeggi LoderAn animated anthology series by Rankin/Bass, featuring adaptations of both folk tales and classic literature. Among the characters featured in various episodes were Cinderella, Hiawatha, Captain Nemo, Johnny Appleseed, Robin Hood, Puss in Boots, Paul Bunyan, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, Robinson Crusoe, Tom Sawyer, and Snow White.
- DirectorFielder CookStarsGeorge C. ScottTrish Van DevereVirginia McKennaA beautiful girl agrees to marry a hideous, deformed beast and live in his castle in order to save her father's life.
- DirectorJuraj HerzStarsZdena StudenkováVlastimil HarapesVáclav VoskaIn this gothic rendition of the classic fairy tale, a merchant's youngest daughter is held prisoner by a mysterious winged beast.
- DirectorIrina PovolotskayaStarsMarina IlyichyovaLev DurovAlla DemidovaHaving gone for a gift for his daughter, the father is captured by a monster. A poetic adaptation of a fairy tale by Sergey Aksakov.
- DirectorRoger VadimStarsKlaus KinskiSusan SarandonStephen ElliottA merchant's beautiful daughter sacrifices her freedom to save him from a cursed beast's punishment.
- DirectorEugene MarnerStarsJohn SavageRebecca De MornayYossi GraberTo save her father, a girl who always puts others before herself promises to live her life in a lavish castle with a strange beast.
- CreatorRon KoslowStarsRon PerlmanRoy DotriceJay AcovoneThe adventures and romance of a sensitive and cultured lion-man and a crusading assistant district attorney in Manhattan, New York City.
- StarsTheodore LehmannMitsuko HorieIchirô NagaiAn animated series retelling a different folk or fairy tale in each episode.
- DirectorCharles BandStarsSherilyn FennMalcolm JamiesonCharlie SpradlingTwo American girls in Italy are drugged and raped by an evil magician and his twin brother who suffer from a curse that turns them into beastmen each day. One of the girls falls for the good twin and decides to help him break the curse.
- DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJesse CortiA prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
- DirectorMasakazu HiguchiChinami NambaStarsIrene CaraJan RabsonSusan SiloA young, beautiful girl awaits the day she will be killed after having asked for a most humble gift.
- 1995–200030mTV-Y77.8 (14)TV EpisodeDirectorBruce W. SmithStarsRobert GuillaumeDebbie AllenTerrence 'T.C.' CarsonA beauty falls in love with a beast.
- DirectorAndrew KnightStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJerry OrbachAstonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsJanine TurnerJamey SheridanLinden AshbyA man hires an artist to fulfill his family tradition of painting a family portrait. In this modern rendition of Beauty and the Beast, the artist is a beautiful female painter, and the model suffers from a disfiguring medical condition.
- DirectorBob KlineCullen BlaineDale CaseStarsJeff BennettRobby BensonPaige O'HaraBeauty and the Beast "midquel" set during Belle's original stay at the Beast's castle and composed of three short stories (four in the DVD release) that suitably teach both kids and adults to forgive, love, and be kind to one another.
- DirectorJimbo MarshallStarsLynsey McLeodJeff BennettRobby BensonWhat a beautiful day to join Belle, the endearing heroine of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and her friends as they gather 'round to share their magical Tales of Friendship.
- DirectorHal HartleyStarsSarah PolleyRobert John BurkeMargrét ÁkadóttirA young journalist journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancé only to encounter a mythical creature.
- DirectorDavid ListerStarsJane MarchJustin WhalinWilliam Gregory LeeFreya is the clan princess, pursued by Sven who wants only to become king after King Thorsson dies. Freya prefers Agnar, who was lost with a boatload of clansmen on a raid. The old king longs for one more grand adventure and takes a group to an island two days journey away. The island is cursed, being the realm of a great and brutal Beast - said to be protected by Odin. The King discovers that this is where Agnar and the others met their deaths. When the Beast attacks, most are quickly killed. The frail King is locked in battle with the Beast, and cowardly Sven runs away under the guise of helping a wounded Eric, leaving the King to die. Back in the village, Sven proclaims himself King and demands Freya wed him on the next full moon. Eric tells Freya the truth - that her Father might still be alive - and she sets out to free him, accompanied only be her friend Ingrid. They encounter the Beast and Freya exchanges herself for her wounded Father. Freya is left alone on the cursed island with the Beast and discovers all is not what it seems.
- DirectorMark PalanskyStarsChristina RicciJames McAvoyReese WitherspoonA modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will accept her as one of their own."
- DirectorB.J. AlexanderBrian BroughStarsSummer Naomi SmartMatthew ReeseEverest BishopA modern Christian-themed retelling of the classic fairy tale 'Beauty and the Beast'.
- DirectorRobert BeaucageStarsSarah Livingston EvansJared EdwardsAnna-Marie WayneThrough a series of dreamlike images, a girl and her three friends find themselves stranded in a dark and surrealistic forest by someone - or something - who has obsessively loved, watched, and waited for the girl ever since childhood.
- DirectorDavid ListerStarsEstella WarrenRhett GilesVictor ParascosA dark twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between beautiful Belle and the feared forest Beast. As villagers are being brutally murdered and the Beast is hunted down as the one responsible for the mayhem, Belle and Beast team up to defeat the real killer the power-hungry witch's malevolent troll.
- DirectorDaniel BarnzStarsAlex PettyferVanessa HudgensMary-Kate OlsenA modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.
- CreatorAdam HorowitzEdward KitsisStarsGinnifer GoodwinJennifer MorrisonLana ParrillaA young woman with a troubled past is drawn to a small town in Maine where fairy tales are to be believed.
- CreatorSherri Cooper-LandsmanRon KoslowJennifer LevinStarsKristin KreukJay RyanNina LisandrelloA beautiful detective falls in love with an ex-soldier who goes into hiding from the secret government organization that turned him into a mechanically charged beast.
- DirectorMarc-Andreas BochertStarsMaximilian SimonischekCornelia GröschelJürgen TarrachThe story of Beauty and the beast.
- CreatorCathy JonesMonty OumStarsLindsay JonesKara EberleBarbara DunkelmanFour teenage girls form Team RWBY and train to fight crime and monsters known as the Grimm, while the world of Remnant remains on the brink of an all-out war.
- DirectorBryan CarzanStarsShona KayBrad JohnsonJosh BendoskiIn a twist on the classic Beauty and the Beast tale, Isabelle is all beauty--on the outside. A glamour-queen socialite, she spends her days spoiling herself and spending money like it's going out of style. When Isabelle injures herself and gets lost in an isolated winter land, she stumbles on the solitude of Jeremy, a man hiding from both the world and his past. He's the first person to put Isabelle in her place, and Isabelle realizes she might be more beast than she wants to admit. Through Jeremy's influence, she begins to change--and fall in love. But will she revert to the beast and give up her chance at real love when she returns home?
- CreatorCraig GerberStarsAriel WinterLC PowellDarcy Rose ByrnesSofia is a little girl with a commoner's background until her mom marries the king and suddenly she is royalty.
- DirectorChristophe GansStarsVincent CasselLéa SeydouxAndré DussollierAn unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted.
- StarsBlanca SuárezAlessandro PreziosiGiusy BuscemiBelle's father owes Prince Leon money, but can't pay, so he gives him his daughter until he's able to pay.
- DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsDove CameronCameron BoyceBooboo StewartThe teenage son of the king and queen of Auradon offers the trouble-making children of villains a chance to attend prep school in the kingdom.
- DirectorBill CondonStarsEmma WatsonDan StevensLuke EvansA selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.
- DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsDove CameronCameron BoyceSofia CarsonMal, Evie, Carlos and Jay try to adjust to life in Auradon, but Mal becomes overwhelmed with pressure and returns to her roots.