Belle's Tales of Friendship
Belle's Tales of Friendship is a 1999 American live action/animated fantasy film. It was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation as the prequel to Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. It was also released to help promote the syndicated television series, Sing Me a Story with Belle, for which a live-action Belle tells stories from Disney cartoons such as The Wise Little Hen, The Three Little Pigs, Morris the Midget Moose and Babes in the Woods with Belle narrating. The film stars Lynsey McLeod who continues portraying Belle in live-action form.
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| Directed by | Jimbo Mitchell |
| Written by | Alice Brown Richard Cray |
| Produced by | David W. King |
| Starring | Lynsey McLeod Paige O'Hara Robby Benson Kirsten Storms |
Production companies | Walt Disney Home Video Walt Disney Television Animation |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It also stars Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, David Ogden Stiers, and Jerry Orbach who reprise their roles as Belle, Beast, Cogsworth, and Lumiere, respectively, in the animated form, in the short film, Mrs. Potts' Party which later was also used for Belle's Magical World. The film was released on VHS on August 17, 1999.