May 21, 1900
Release Date

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Cyrano de Bergerac (1900)

Name: Cyrano de Bergerac
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1900-05-21

Running Time

May 21, 1900
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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Cast & Crew.

Benoit Constant Coquelin

Cyrano de Bergerac

Clément Maurice

Director

Edmond Rostand

Writer

Details.

Release Date
May 21, 1900

Status
Released

Running Time
2m

Genres
Comedy Drama

Last updated: 2025-03-05

Wiki.

Cyrano de Bergerac is a 1900 French short drama film directed by Clément Maurice, featuring Benoit Constant Coquelin as Cyrano. It was shown at the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition. The film, tinted with color and synchronized to a wax cylinder recording, is thought to be the first film made with both color and sound.