Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac (1900)

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.

Date of release
1900-05-21
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (25)
Runtime
2m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Clément Maurice

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Cyrano de Bergerac

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.

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