Beauty and the Beast (1976)

Country of Origin: USA / UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 3 December 1976
Number of Seasons: N/A
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 90 mins
Format: colour
Sound: Dolby

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Palm Films Ltd
Executive Producer: Thomas M.C. Johnston
Producer: Hank Moonjean

SCRIPT
Script: Sherman Yellen

DIRECTION
Director: Fielder Cook
Assistant Director: David Tringham

PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Paul Beeson, Jack Hildyard
Grip and Lighting Equipment: Lee Lighting Ltd

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Freddie Wilson

MUSIC
Music: Ron Goodwin

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Del Acevedo, John Chambers, Daniel C. Striepeke
Costume Designer: Albert Wolsky

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Elliot Scott

CAST
George C. Scott (The Beast)
Trish Van Devere (Belle Beaumont)
Virginia McKenna (Lucy)
Bernard Lee (Edward Beaumont)
Patricia Quinn (Susan)
Michael N. Harbour (Anthony)
William Relton (Nicholas)

USA
Television Distributor: NBC

1976
December
3: USA - television broadcast

Die Schöne und das Biest - German title
La bella y la bestia - Venezuelan title
A szépség és a szörnyeteg - Hungarian title
Piekna i bestia - Polish title

1977
Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special (George C. Scott) - nominated

SEE ALSO
Beauty and the Beast (1962)
Beauty and the Beast (1987)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast: A Concert On Ice (1996)
La belle et la bęte (1946)

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique vol.5 no.4 (Spring 1977) p.23 (USA)
review

Hollywood Reporter vol.241 no.8 (21 April 1976) p.3 (USA)
review

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.45 no.537 (October 1978) p.194 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review

Screen International no.34 (1 May 1976) pp.6,9 (UK)
credits

Screen International no.38 (29 May 1976) p.11 (UK)
note

Screen International no.153 (26 August 1978) p.16 (UK)
review

Time Out no.437 (18 August 1978) p.51 (UK)
review

monsters; deformities; fairy stories