Beauty and the Beast (1976 TV film)
# Beauty and the Beast (1976 TV film)

Beauty and the Beast is a 1976 TV movie directed by Fielder Cook, written by Sherman Yellen and produced by Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions and Palm Films.

The movie is a live-action adaptation of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's eighteenth-century fairy-tale starring real-life husband and wife George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere.

## Cast

* George C. Scott as the Beast
* Trish Van Devere as Belle
* Virginia McKenna as Lucy
* Bernard Lee as Beaumont
* Michael Harbour as Anthony
* William Relton as Nicholas
* Patricia Quinn as Susan

## Reception

### Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Primetime Emmy Award | September 11, 1977 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy | George C. Scott | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Award | September 11, 1977 | Outstanding Achievement in Make-Up | Del Acevedo, John Chambers and Daniel C. Striepeke | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Award | September 11, 1977 | Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Special | Albert Wolsky | Nominated |
