Donkey Skin
“The skin of an animal hid her captivating beauty that only a prince could discover!”
A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.
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Cast
17 people
Catherine Deneuve
Princess 'Donkey Skin'/ The Queen
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Known for
Cléo from 5 to 7
Jacques Perrin
Prince Charming
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
Microcosmos
Jean Marais
The King
Known for
Fantomas
Beauty and the Beast
Delphine Seyrig
The Fairy
Known for
Last Year at Marienbad
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Fernand Ledoux
The Red King
Known for
La Bête Humaine
The Devil's Envoys
Micheline Presle
The Red Queen
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Assassin
Sacha Pitoëff
The Prime Minister
Known for
Last Year at Marienbad
Inferno
Henri Crémieux
The Chief Doctor
Known for
Orpheus
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Pierre Repp
Thibaut
Known for
The 400 Blows
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
Louise Chevalier
The Old Farmer
Known for
This Man Must Die
That Man from Rio
Patrick Préjean
Allard
Known for
Once Upon a Time… Man
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
Jacques Demy Director · Charles Perrault Author Michel Legrand Composer
Worldwide gross $13M · United States release November 12, 1971 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$13,200,000
Production
Marianne Productions
Production
Parc Film
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Peau d'âne
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
France · December 16, 1970
Theatrical
United States · November 12, 1971
Premiere · Filmex Los Angeles
United States
December 13, 1974 · Premiere · Colorado Springs, Colorado
March 23, 1975 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Argentina
July 13, 1972 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 14, 2006 · Limited theatrical
China
September 19, 2021 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Finland
October 22, 1971 · Theatrical
France
December 4, 2003 · Physical · DVD
July 2, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-Release
November 19, 2014 · Physical · Blu-Ray
January 21, 2015 · Premiere · Angers European First Film Festival
May 22, 2017 · Digital · VOD
December 19, 2025 · TV · France 5
October 19, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
December 25, 1997 · TV · ARTE
Hong Kong SAR China
December 31, 2005 · Premiere · French Cinepanorama Film Festival
Hungary
November 18, 1998 · TV
Japan
August 7, 1971 · Theatrical
October 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Lebanon
March 31, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 3, 2026 · Theatrical · Retrospectief De films van Jacques Demy
Portugal
December 20, 1971 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 22, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
September 27, 1971 · Theatrical
November 7, 2018 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 1, 1974 · Theatrical
Ukraine
July 20, 2019 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
Uruguay
September 22, 1972 · Theatrical
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