Beauty and the Beast (1908) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1908 · 5 mins

Directed by

Albert Capellani

Starring

Julienne Mathieu

Lost in a forest, an elderly merchant stumbles upon an enchanted garden where he pauses to gather a handful of exquisite roses. In a sudden blaze, a hideous Beast rises from the earth and condemns him to death unless one of the merchant’s three daughters consents to become his bride.