Cyrano de Bergerac (1974 film)

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.

Cyrano de Bergerac
DVD cover
Directed byWilliam Ball
Written byBrian Hooker (translation)
Based onCyrano de Bergerac
1897 play
by Edmond Rostand
Produced byMatthew N. Herman
StarringPeter Donat
Marsha Mason
Marc Singer
Paul Shenar
Music byLee Hoiby
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The production is available on DVD.[5] Some prints of this seem to be in black and white, but the production was originally made and shown (on PBS) in color.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

Cast

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.


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