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Cyrano de Bergerac

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Poet, romantic and sword fighter Cyrano de Bergerac (Jose Ferrer) loves the beautiful Roxane (Mala Powers), but although he is proud enough of his bulbous proboscis that he regularly duels those who dare mock it, he fears she could never love a man with such an enormous nose. When he learns that she loves the handsome guardsman Christian (William Prince), Cyrano provides the tongue-tied young man with the words of love and devotion he wishes he could say to Roxane himself.

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Catherine de la Roche Sight & Sound Sep 2, 2020
Although having genuine qualities in their own right, both performance and production fail to catch the essence of the play. Go to Full Review
Bruce Grant The Age (Australia) Sep 2, 2020
Ferrer dominates the film. Like him, it sparkles at the outset. But it begins to die a long while before he does. Go to Full Review
Times (UK) Staff The Times (UK) Sep 2, 2020
Outside M. Ferrer's performance there is much to provoke disappointment. Go to Full Review
Christopher Kane Modern Screen Jan 14, 2021
I feel this is a fairly stock Cyrano, played the way almost any competent (or even exceptional) actor might have played it. Go to Full Review
Jane Corby Brooklyn Daily Eagle Sep 2, 2020
Here's the perfect picture combination: America's first actor In one of the great theatrical roles of all time, in a production by Hollywood's newest genius of film making, Stanley Kramer. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Sep 2, 2020
The magnificent acting of José Ferrer and the clarion rhetoric of Edmond Rostand's semi-classic drama are not quite enough to conceal the central weaknesses of the story. Go to Full Review
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bruce F @bruce999 Aug 15, 2026 nicely done. enjoyable See more
Henry D @Henry_Domke Jul 3, 2026 A beautifully restored film, but it came across as stagey. José Ferrer was excellent in every way, and it’s easy to see why he won an Oscar for this role, after previously winning a Tony for playing Cyrano on stage. The costumes were elaborate, but they had a "cut out" look and didn’t seem lived in. That only added to the sense that this was more filmed theater than fully realized cinema. See more
Tim M @tgmacman Dec 16, 2024 José Ferrer's titular performance being perfectly on the nose, Cyrano de Bergerac recreates perhaps the quintessential screen adaptation of the classic play. See more
Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 Sep 2, 2024 One of the defining adaptations of the famous story and one of the best thanks to the outstanding Oscar winning turn by José Ferrer (Dracula’s Dog, The Evil That Men Do) See more
harwee h @RT06454255 Dec 22, 2023 Ferrer is excellent but not sure if everyone else rises to the same level See more
Joel H @786Joel Nov 3, 2023 Cyrano de Bergerac is a favorite play of mine, and so I was excited to see it on the silver screen. However, even though this is a movie, it feels like a filmed play. It's static and flat. Nevertheless, José Ferrer does make a great Cyrano. He delivers the lines in a believable way, and comes across as both arrogant and likeable, which isn't an easy tightrope to walk. And the script allows Edmond Rostand's/Brian Hooker's words to stand in the spotlight. I love the dialogue. Therefore I like this movie, because it is Cyrano, but I don't love it because it isn't as cinematic as I would have anticipated. See more
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Michael Gordon

Director

José Ferrer

Cyrano de Bergerac

Mala Powers

Roxane

William Prince

Christian de Neuvillette

Morris Carnovsky

Le Bret

Ralph Clanton

Antoine Comte de Guiche

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Cyrano de Bergerac

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Synopsis Poet, romantic and sword fighter Cyrano de Bergerac (Jose Ferrer) loves the beautiful Roxane (Mala Powers), but although he is proud enough of his bulbous proboscis that he regularly duels those who dare mock it, he fears she could never love a man with such an enormous nose. When he learns that she loves the handsome guardsman Christian (William Prince), Cyrano provides the tongue-tied young man with the words of love and devotion he wishes he could say to Roxane himself.
Director
Michael Gordon
Producer
Stanley Kramer
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Stanley Kramer Company
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 16, 1950, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 7, 2011
Runtime
1h 52m
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