This Day in Halloween: Jean Cocteau’s French classic "Beauty and The Beast" opens across the U.S. in 1947. / Illustration by Jenna Red.
Beauty and The Beast opens across the U.S. in 1947. Jean Cocteau’s French classic mixes post-war allegory and the famous fable, along with evocative imagery and iconic make-up work for a hit that continues to be considered one of the greatest films of world cinema.
