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Prometheus: The Life of Balzac

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1975
  • 5h
IMDb RATING
9.2/10
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Nicky Henson and Nanette Newman in Prometheus: The Life of Balzac (1975)
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Honore Balzac , ablaze with vitality, determined to embrace greatness as a writer, embraces instead the first great love of his life.Honore Balzac , ablaze with vitality, determined to embrace greatness as a writer, embraces instead the first great love of his life.Honore Balzac , ablaze with vitality, determined to embrace greatness as a writer, embraces instead the first great love of his life.

  • Stars
    • Nicky Henson
    • Helen Ryan
    • Rosemary McHale
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    • IMDb RATING
    9.2/10
    35
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    • Stars
      • Nicky Henson
      • Helen Ryan
      • Rosemary McHale
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  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Nicky Henson
    Nicky Henson
    • Honore de Balzac
    • 1975
    Helen Ryan
    Helen Ryan
    • Madame Balzac
    • 1975
    Rosemary McHale
    • Laure Surville…
    • 1975
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    Elizabeth Spriggs
    • Comtesse de Berny
    • 1975
    Nanette Newman
    Nanette Newman
    • Countess Eve Hanska
    • 1975
    William Squire
    William Squire
    • Monsieur Balzac
    • 1975
    Tim Woodward
    Tim Woodward
    • Eugene Surville
    • 1975
    Stephanie Beacham
    Stephanie Beacham
    • Fanny Lovell
    • 1975
    Mary Morris
    Mary Morris
    • Aunt Rosalie
    • 1975
    Leslie French
    • Pere Dablin
    • 1975
    Antonia Pemberton
    • Louise Breugnol
    • 1975
    Peter Copley
    Peter Copley
    • Doctor Nacquart
    • 1975
    Mark Chapman
    Mark Chapman
    • Peasant boy…
    • 1975
    Roger Hammond
    Roger Hammond
    • Conte Guidoboni-Visconti
    • 1975
    Kate Coleridge
    • Zulma Carraud
    • 1975
    Alan Curtis
    Alan Curtis
    • Commandant Carraud
    • 1975
    Annette Battams
    • Francoise
    • 1975
    Elizabeth Romilly
    • Laurence Balzac
    • 1975
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    • Release date
      • October 20, 1975 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • Color
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      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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