Cyrano de Bergerac

Overview

Considered the first motion picture to employ both color and sound, the only film record ever made of the original star of Rostand's famous play performing a scene from his most famous role. It is accompanied by a sound-on-cylinder recording of Coquelin's voice reciting one of Cyrano's speeches.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 21, 1900

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre

Cast

Benoit Constant Coquelin

Director

Clément Maurice

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0395983