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.
Romance With A Double Bass
Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov, Romance With A Double Bass was one of John Cleese's first post-Python projects. Romance With A Double Bass was the second writing collaboration for Cleese and Booth, and their first on screen appearance together, before they created the classic Fawlty Towers.
A bassist (Cleese) shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess (Connie Booth) 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; along the way they overcome many mishaps and discover they have feelings for each other. The film also starts a host of British talent including June Whitfield, Graham Crowden, Freddie Jones, Jonathan Lynn and Andrew Sachs.
Extras include Chekhov's 1911 short film upon which Cleese & Booth's version is based, and commentary from the executive producers.
First released: Sunday 4th May 2008
DVD- Distributor: Liberation Entertainment
- Region: All
- Discs: 1
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