- The 1946 American release of the film had an entirely different set of opening credits, and is the one available on VHS. In that release, these credits were presented straightforwardly, with nothing unusual about them, and with the title in English. In the film's original release, available on DVD, the credits were written on a blackboard, in what is known as cursive handwriting, the same type of writing in which the opening prologue appears. After every credit, Jean Cocteau's hand would erase it and write the next credit with what appeared to be chalk. Then, after the credits ended, a film clapboard was seen, it was slammed together, as they always are just before a film director yells "Action!", and then the film's written prologue was seen.
- Philip Glass composed an opera perfectly synchronized to "La Belle et la bête" that serves as alternative soundtrack on the 2003 Criterion Collection DVD and subsequent 2011 Blu-ray Disc, although it was meant for live performances -- with the film projected behind the ensemble -- and it was not part of the film's original release, nor any of the subsequent television showings. The libretto is all of the film's dialog sung verbatim, synchronized with the on-screen lip movements.
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