Cyrano de Bergerac (1972)
- Original title
- Cyrano de Begerac
- Directed by
- William Ball
- Genre
- drama, romance
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A skilled swordsman with a large nose secretly helps a handsome friend win the heart of the woman he himself loves. It is a TV adaptation of the classic play, set in 17th century France.
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What happens
Cyrano de Bergerac is a 1974 videotaped television production of Edmond Rostand's famous 1897 play about the lovestruck swordsman with the long nose. This production was originally staged by American Conservatory Theater and shown on PBS as part of the Theater in America series. 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. 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. The production is available on DVD. Some prints of this seem to be in black and white, but the production was originally made and shown (on PBS) in color.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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Les Fossés de Vincennes (1972)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.