How many letters does the top answer for “director of beauty and the beast” have?

The most common answer is cocteau (7 letters).

Crossword clue: director of beauty and the beast

2 answers found in Letterora's clue database (Wikidata facts, Open Trivia DB, WordNet and Webster definitions — all licensed sources).

cocteau 7 letters wd-fact-v3

French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963)

thompson 8 letters wd-fact-v3

English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by movi

author of beauty and the beast 50% similar → cocteau, thompson

composer of beauty and the beast 50% similar → cocteau

director of beauty and the devil 50% similar → clair

director of the great beauty 50% similar → sorrentino

wrote beauty and the beast 50% similar → cocteau, thompson