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Cyrano de Bergerac

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6.9/10 • 62

1950-11-161h 53m

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The Most Loved of All Love Stories!

France, 1640. Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent deception, with tragic results.

Directors
Michael Gordon
Editors
Harry Gerstad

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  1. José Ferrer

    José Ferrer

    Cyrano de Bergerac

  2. Mala Powers

    Mala Powers

    Roxane

  3. William Prince

    William Prince

    Christian de Neuvillette

  4. Morris Carnovsky

    Morris Carnovsky

    Le Bret

  5. Ralph Clanton

    Ralph Clanton

    Antoine Comte de Guiche

  6. Lloyd Corrigan

    Lloyd Corrigan

    Ragueneau

  7. Virginia Farmer

    Virginia Farmer

    Duenna

  8. Edgar Barrier

    Edgar Barrier

    Cardinal Richelieu

  9. Elena Verdugo

    Elena Verdugo

    Orange Girl

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CinemaSerf

Dec 27, 2022

7/10

If there were to be a career defining performance from José Ferrer, then I reckon that this would be it. He really enters into the spirit of his role as the famed poet whose sharpness came not just from his pen, but from his sword too. His friend "Christian" (William Prince) is totally smitten by the gorgeous "Roxane" (the glamorous Mala Powers), as is our hero - but he rather selflessly sets up his friend in the hope that they might find true happiness - all the while using words that he, himself, has not the courage to actually say to her, either! It's a well produced, solid swashbuckler with some great dialogue adapted from Edmond Rostand's play by Carl Foreman, with plenty of action. Even the romance (never my favourite bits) are managed in such a fashion to expertly avoid even a hint of cheese. Maybe a little too long, and some of the scenarios are distinctly stage-bound which hamstrings it a little at times, but it is still a cracking bit of cinema.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
paris, francepoetnosebased on play or musicalswordsmanunrequited love17th century