Beauty and the Beast The beautiful daughter of a merchant sacrifices her freedom to save her father from the punishment of a cursed beast. Details Casts Posters Title Beauty and the Beast Release Date 1984-08-13 Runtime 00 Hours 52 Minutes Genres Fantasy Romance TV Movie Production Companies Platypus Productions, Gaylord Productions Production Countries United States of America Klaus Kinski... Beast... Susan Sarandon... Beauty... Stephen Elliott... Father... Anjelica Huston... Marguerite... Nancy Lenehan... Georgette... Stan Wilson... Jacques... Shelley Duvall... Self - Host (uncredited)... Original Size (1015x1518) Original Size (825x1237) Original Size (800x1200)