Beauty and the Beast (1976 film)

Beauty and the Beast is a 1976 TV movie directed by Fielder Cook, written by Sherman Yellen and produced by Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions and Palm Films.

Beauty and the Beast
Based on	Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Screenplay by	Sherman Yellen
Directed by	Fielder Cook
Starring	George C. Scott Trish Van Devere Virginia McKenna Bernard Lee
Music by	Ron Goodwin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Cinematography	Paul Beeson Jack Hildyard
Editor	Frederick Wilson
Running time	74 minutes
Original release
Release	December 3, 1976 (1976-12-03)

The movie is a live-action adaptation of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's eighteenth-century fairy-tale starring real-life husband and wife George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere.

Cast

• George C. Scott as the Beast
• Trish Van Devere as Belle
• Virginia McKenna as Lucy
• Bernard Lee as Beaumont
• Michael Harbour as Anthony
• William Relton as Nicholas
• Patricia Quinn as Susan

Reception

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Award	September 11, 1977	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy	George C. Scott	Nominated	[1]
		Outstanding Achievement in Make-Up	Del Acevedo, John Chambers and Daniel C. Striepeke	Nominated
		Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Special	Albert Wolsky	Nominated