Romance with a Double Bass

Romance with a Double Bass (1974)

A bassist shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess, and whiles away the time having a dip in the river. The princess is doing the same, unbeknownst to the bass player, but when someone steals their clothes, the bass player helps the princess to preserve her dignity by transporting her back to the castle in his bass case, and along the way they discover they have feelings for each other. Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov.

Date of release
1974-01-01
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (13)
Runtime
40m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Robert Young

Casting

Interesting facts

Romance with a Double Bass is a 1974 British short comedy film directed by Robert Young and starring John Cleese and Connie Booth. It was adapted by Young, Cleese and Booth (uncredited) from a screenplay by Bill Owen based on the short story of the same name by Anton Chekhov.

Production

The movie marked John Cleese's first collaboration with the director Robert Young (they would later work on Splitting Heirs (1993) and Fierce Creatures (1997)). The cast also included Andrew Sachs who would work with Cleese and Booth in Fawlty Towers the following year.

Romance with a Double Bass was filmed during October 1974 and took ten days to shoot. Filming took place in southern England, with scenes shot in the Double Cube Room of Wilton House, Wiltshire and the Somerley estate, Hampshire.

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