Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Director: Gary Trosdale / Kirk Weiss
Writers: Linda Woolverton, Roger Allers, Brenda Chapman, Bernie Martinson, Brian Pimental, Joe Ranft, Kelly Asper Ray / Chris Sanders / Kevin Harkey / Bruce Woodside / Tom Ellery / Robert Lance
Cast: Peggy O’Hara, Robbie Benson, Richard Wright, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Brad Leigh Pierce / Rex Everhart / Jesse Corty / Hal Smith / Jo Anne Walley / Mary Kay Bergman / Brian Cummings / Alvin ·Epstein/Tony Jay/Alec Murphy/Kimmy Robertson/Keith Southey/Frank Welker/…
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Musical / Fantasy / Animation
Region: United States
Language: English / French
Released: 1991-09-29 (New York Film Festival) / 1991-11-22 (USA) / 2012-01-13 (USA)
Runtime: 84 minutes / 91 minutes (Special Edition)
AKA: Beauty and the Beast 3D
Rating: IMDB 8.0 / Rotten Tomatoes 94%

Movie Synopsis
Belle is beautiful and kind, and lives with her old father in a quiet small village. Once, the father accidentally broke into the territory of the beast and was imprisoned in the castle of the beast. In order to save her dear father, Belle is alone in danger, and agrees to live with the beast in the old castle in exchange for her father. The beast’s castle is gorgeous and full of fantasy, with a gentlemanly Mr. Candlestick, a kind teapot mother, and a cute little teapot baby. However, Belle’s life was not pleasurable plus she missed the woman father.
Finally, Belle found a chance to escape. But he encountered a pack of ferocious wolves. At the particular end of the crisis, the beast appeared in time, and rescued Superbe, but he has been injured. Belle was moved and took good care of the beast. In the process of getting along, the two understand each other, and the beast is also influenced, and gradually becomes gentle and learns to love. Get along day and night, and love each other day by day. Perhaps, the beast can also be a heroic guardian knight, a gentle prince charming.

“Beauty and the Beast” is a 1991 animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The film is based on the French fairy tale of the same name by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont and features a voice cast including Paige O’Hara as Belle and Robby Benson as the Beast.

The story follows Belle, a young woman who is taken captive by a beast in his enchanted castle as a tradeoff for her father’s freedom. Despite her fears, Belle befriends the castle’s enchanted staff, including a teapot, a candelabra, and a clock, and eventually learns to see the humanity in the Beast beneath his exterior. As Belle and the Beast fall in love, they must also contend with the machinations of the jealous and self-absorbed Gaston, who seeks to win Belle’s affections by any means necessary.

“Beauty and the Beast” was a critical and commercial success, becoming the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. It won two Oscars for Best Original Song and Best Original Score and was later adapted into a successful Broadway musical. The film has since become a beloved classic and is widely regarded as one of the greatest animated films of all time.