Romance With A Double Bass

  • 1974 film

A bassist and princess fall in love - unforunately, they meet when he is hired to play at her betrothal ball. Stars Connie Booth, John Cleese, Graham Crowden, Desmond Jones, Freddie Jones and more.

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
1974
Creator
Anton Chekhov
Stars
Connie Booth, John Cleese, Graham Crowden, Desmond Jones, Freddie Jones, Jonathan Lynn, John Moffatt, Terry Nelson and more
Writers
Bill Owen, John Cleese, Robert Young and Connie Booth
Director
Robert Young
Producers
Ian Gordon and David King
Company

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.

Additional details

UK certificate
A
Duration
42 minutes
Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

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