Cyrano de Bergerac (1900)

Overview: 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.

Starring: Benoit Constant Coquelin

Categories: Comedy, Drama