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The Beast

Original title: La bête

“Just About The Most Outrageous Erotic Fantasy Ever Committed To Film.”

1975 · 1 h 38 min
Directed by Walerian Borowczyk
DramaFantasyHorror

Cast

Sirpa Lane Lisbeth Hummel Elisabeth Kaza Pierre Benedetti Guy Tréjan Roland Armontel

Credits

Written by: Walerian Borowczyk

Plot

An American heiress arrives at a French château to marry the aristocrat's son, who is rumored to be half-beast, and a sexual fantasy of a beast takes over, in an erotic fairy tale.

Sinekatalog’s take

A provocative and notorious erotic fantasy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 5.7 / 10 (6,204 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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