Synopsis
The head of a failing French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees to be married to his son. The daughter and her aunt then travel out to the French countryside to meet with the family, unaware that a mysterious 'beast' is stalking the vicinity.
The Beast (1975) is a 1h 38min drama feature film by Walerian Borowczyk. The head of a failing French family thinks that fate has smiled down on him when the daughter of a wealthy man agrees...
Key facts
Cast
Pierre Benedetti, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza, Sirpa Lane, Guy Tréjan, Roland Armontel, Marcel Dalio, Robert Capia
Original language
English
First release
August 20, 1975 (France)
Production companies
Argos Films
Home video distributors
HQV (United States), House Of Horror (Sweden)
Based on
Lokis
Setting
France
Crew
Screenplay
Walerian Borowczyk
Producer
Anatole Dauman
Cinematography
Bernard Daillencourt, Marcel Grignon
Editing
Walerian Borowczyk
Québec / French
Québec classification
16 years and over
Content indications
Eroticism
Classification date
July 14, 2016
Trailer
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | La Bête | French |
| Translated title | The Beast | English, Québec |
| VHS home video title | Death's Ecstasy | English |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | HQV (cat. no. HQV 006) | 1990, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | House Of Horror (cat. no. House110) | 1999, Sweden, clamshell |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | France | August 20, 1975 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 15, 1977 |
| Theatrical | Germany | February 6, 1981 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | August 22, 1982 |
| Theatrical | Soviet Union | February 24, 1990 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) | ||
| Home video VHS | United States | 1990 HQV 006 |
| Home video VHS | Sweden | 1999 House110 |
Full credits
| Director | Walerian Borowczyk |
| Cast | Pierre Benedetti, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza, Sirpa Lane, Guy Tréjan (Marquis Pierre de l'Esperance), Roland Armontel (Priest), Marcel Dalio (Duc Rammendelo), Robert Capia (Roberto), Pascale Rivault (Clarisse De l'Esperance), Hassane Fall (Ifany), Anna Baldaccini (Théodore), Thierry Bourdon (Modeste), Marie Testanière (Marie), Stéphane Testanière (Stéphane), Jean Martinelli (Cardinal Joseph de Balo), Mathieu Rivolier, Julien Hanany |
| Screenplay | Walerian Borowczyk |
| Producer | Anatole Dauman |
| Cinematography | Bernard Daillencourt, Marcel Grignon |
| Editing | Walerian Borowczyk |
| Production design | Jacques d' Ovidio |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Ruh, Michel Laurent |
| Costumes | Piet Bolscher |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
