The Beast
“Just About The Most Outrageous Erotic Fantasy Ever Committed To Film.”
The head of a failing French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. The daughter and her aunt then travel out to the French countryside to meet with the family, unaware that a mysterious 'beast' is stalking the vicinity.
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Cast
17 people
Sirpa Lane
Romilda de l'Esperance
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Lucy Broadhurst
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Elisabeth Kaza
Virginia Broadhurst
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Pierre Benedetti
Mathurin de l'Esperance
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Guy Tréjan
Marquis Pierre de l'Esperance
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Roland Armontel
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Marcel Dalio
Duc Rammendelo
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Robert Capia
Roberto
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Pascale Rivault
Clarisse De l'Esperance
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Ifany
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Anna Baldaccini
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Thierry Bourdon
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Walerian Borowczyk Director · Marcel Grignon Cinematographer Bernard Daillencourt Cinematographer
United States release April 15, 1977 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, German, Italian
Production
Argos films
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
La Bête
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian
Release dates
France · January 14, 1975
Premiere · Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
France · August 20, 1975
Theatrical
United States · April 15, 1977
Theatrical
Brazil
August 22, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
February 6, 1981 · Theatrical · West Germany
Russia
February 24, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Moscow (Retrospective of Producer Anatole Dauman)
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