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La bête

La bête

1975Movie⏱️ 1h 38mNot Rated
DramaFantasyHorrorRomance
5.7
IMDB Rating
5,973 votes

In order to inherit a fortune a young woman agrees to marry a young man. She soon discovers that his family harbours a dark past involving a monstrous beast.

Director
Walerian Borowczyk
Writers
N/A
Stars
Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza
Release Date
April 15, 1977
Language
French, Italian, English
Country
France
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🎭 Top Cast

Sirpa Lane
Sirpa Lane
as Romilda
Lisbeth Hummel
Lisbeth Hummel
as Lucy Broadhurst
Elisabeth Kaza
Elisabeth Kaza
as Virginia
Pierre Benedetti
Pierre Benedetti
as Mathurin de l'Esperance
Guy Tréjan
Guy Tréjan
as Marquis Pierre de l'Esperance
Roland Armontel
Roland Armontel
as Priest
Marcel Dalio
Marcel Dalio
as Duc Rammendelo
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Robert Capia
as Roberto
Pascale Rivault
Pascale Rivault
as Clarisse de l'Esperance
Hassane Fall
Hassane Fall
as Ifany

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Production
Argos Films

🏷️ Keywords

surrealismfemale genitalianuditymonsterorgasm

🎯 Categories

FrenchPsychological DramaSupernatural HorrorDramaFantasyHorrorRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Morbid and lustful fantasy fairytale
by The_Void2004-08-05
8/10

"If, like me, you like your films to be unique, and unlike the majority of other movies, then I wholly recommend that you check out The Beast. The film is a grotesque, erotic, fantasy fairytale that centres around a mythological 'Beast' that is rumoured to wander the grounds of a French mansion and lusts after women. The film is very daring with it's subject material, and that is something to give it credit for. The theme of bestiality is a definite taboo, and for good reason, I might add; but the film conveys it; straight and to the point. Like other films that handle a taboo su..."

💡 Did You Know?

Actor Bryan Pringle once took a date to a screening of The Beast (1975) in London. She was reportedly "appalled by his taste in films."

📖 Synopsis

In order to inherit a fortune a young woman agrees to marry a young man. She soon discovers that his family harbours a dark past involving a monstrous beast.