Draft:Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
{{Short description|Prometheus: The Life of Balzac}}
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- Nicky Henson
- Helen Ryan
- Rosemary McHale
- Elizabeth Spriggs
- Nanette Newman
- William Squire
- Tim Woodward
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Prometheus: The Life of Balzac is a 1975, six episode part, TV Mini Series adaptation of André Maurois book of the same name. It was produced by the BBC and all six episodes were broadcast from 20 October 1975 to 24 November 1975 on BBC Two.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/saved?Folder=Prometheus%3A%20The%20Life%20of%20Balzac |title=Prometheus: The Life of Balzac (1975) |via=British Newspaper Archive}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/898740014/?match=1&terms=Prometheus%3A%20The%20Life%20of%20Balzac |title=Hull Daily Mail · 20 Oct 1975 |website=newspapers.com}}
Plot
Set in the mid 1800s a renowned french novelist named Honore de Balzac tries to become a great writer with the help of his family, but he ends up facing ambitions, relationships, and struggles as he try's to reach that goal. He eventually finds love instead when his close friends encourage him to do so. Poet writer Victor Hugo also encourages him to do it as well.
Cast
=Main Cast=
- Nicky Henson as Honore de Balzac
- Helen Ryan as Madame Balzac
- Rosemary McHale as Laure Balzac, Laure Surville
- Elizabeth Spriggs as Comtesse de Berny
- Nanette Newman as Countess Eve Hanska
- William Squire as Monsieur Balzac
- Tim Woodward as Tim Woodward
=Supporting Cast=
- Stephanie Beacham as Fanny Lovell
- Mary Morris as Aunt Rosalie
- Leslie French as Pere Dablin
- Antonia Pemberton as Louise Breugnol
- Roger Hammond as Conte Guidoboni-Visconti
- Alan Curtis as Commandant Carraud
- Freddie Earlle as Agent
- Christopher Banks as Doctor Knothe
- Leon Vitali as Jules Sandeau
- Moira Redmond as Duchesse d'Abrantes
- Genevieve Allenbury as Zanella
- Preston Lockwood as Count Hanska
- Phoebe Nicholls as Augustine de Berny
- Kate Lock as Jeanne de Berny
- Peter Sallis as Victor Hugo
- Tracey Childs as Victorine de Berny
- Zara Nutley as Madame du Bordello
- Jeremy Clyde as Raisson
- Jill Gascoine as Helene de Valette
- Paul Darrow as Cador
Episodes
After all six episodes had finished being broadcast the series was never rebroadcast on television after it's internal 1975 run.{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=first&q=Prometheus%3A+The+Life+of+Balzac |title=Prometheus: The Life of Balzac |website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}
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Reception
All six episodes exist in the BBC Archives, although none of the episodes have been released on DVD. The entire series is available to watch at the British Film Institute and the series is also held in the Kaleidoscope archives as well.{{cite web|url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150258890 |title=Prometheus: The Life of Balzac |website=collections-search.bfi.org.uk}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tvbrain.info/tv-archive?showname=Prometheus%3A+The+Life+of+Balzac&type=lostshow |title=Prometheus: The Life of Balzac |website=tvbrain.info}}
References
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External Links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421434/ Prometheus: The Life of Balzac] at IMDB
- [https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f0762eee12e34531a98afebdf8888018 Prometheus: The Life of Balzac] at BBC Genome Project
- [https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150258890 Prometheus: The Life of Balzac] at British Film Institute