Cyrano de Bergerac (1974 film)

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Cyrano de Bergerac
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Directed by William Ball
Written byBrian Hooker (translation)
Based on Cyrano de Bergerac
1897 play

by Edmond Rostand
Produced byMatthew N. Herman
Starring Peter Donat
Marsha Mason
Marc Singer
Paul Shenar
Music by Lee Hoiby
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cyrano de Bergerac is a 1974 videotaped television production of Edmond Rostand's famous 1897 play about the lovestruck swordsman with the long nose. [1] This production was originally staged by American Conservatory Theater and shown on PBS as part of the Theater in America series. [2] [3] It uses Brian Hooker's 1923 translation of the play (with some uncredited revisions), and stars Peter Donat as Cyrano, Marsha Mason as Roxane, Marc Singer as Christian de Neuvillette, and Paul Shenar as the Comte de Guise. [4] Kathryn Grant (wife of Bing Crosby) has a brief role as Lise, the unfaithful wife of pastry cook Ragueneau – a role cut in some productions of the play because of its brevity.

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The production is available on DVD. [5] Some prints of this seem to be in black and white, but the production was originally made and shown (on PBS) in color. The DVD release is in color. [6]

Plot summary

Cast

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References

  1. Brown, Les (January 10, 1974). "CHANNEL 13 TO AIR REGIONAL THEATER" via NYTimes.com.
  2. Glackin, William C. (July 7, 1974). "In San Francisco, the Ensemble's the Thing" via NYTimes.com.
  3. "Cyrano De Bergerac Donat, Mason TV SDRodrian". April 24, 1974 via Internet Archive.
  4. "Cyrano de Bergerac (1974)".
  5. "Cyrano de Bergerac /by Edmond Rostand ; produced by Matthew N. Herman ; directed by William Ball with Bruce Franchini. – National Library". www.nlb.gov.sg.
  6. "Cyrano De Bergerac". April 24, 1972.