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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.

Plot summary

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The film seems to be a adaptation based on the first chapter, where a duel occurs in a theater in the original source material.

Cast

• Benoît-Constant Coquelin as Cyrano de Bergerac (as Coquelin ainé)

References

1. Hayward, Susan; Vincendeau, Ginette (23 April 2014). French Film: Texts and Contexts. Routledge. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-136-21479-0.
2. Eagan, Daniel (2010). America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry. A&C Black. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8264-2977-3.

External links

• Cyrano de Bergerac at IMDb
• Cyrano de Bergerac at AllMovie
• Cyrano de Bergerac at the TCM Movie Database
• Film (internet archive

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