José Ferrer, Lloyd Corrigan, Mala Powers, Morris Carnovsky, Ralph Clanton ...( see more  see more... ) , William Prince

Edmond Rostand's ineffably romantic play about the big-nosed soldier and swordsman with a poet's soul looks stagey in this 1950 film adaptation. But, thanks to a heartfelt performance by Jose Ferrer (...( read more  read more... )who won an Oscar for the role), the beauty of Rostand's words shines through. Ferrer plays Cyrano, who is in love with the beautiful Roxanne but is unable to tell her so for fear that she will reject him because of his extremely prominent nose. In a heart-breaking turn, she confesses her love to him--but it is love for another man, a soldier under his command named Christian. Christian, however, is a good-hearted but tongue-tied youngster, and so the older Cyrano woos Roxanne vicariously by supplying Christian with his own words of love, most famously in a balcony scene in which Cyrano speaks for himself while pretending to be Christian. Ferrer is tender, tough, and funny and single-handedly pulls this film to near-greatness. --Marshall Fine

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Unrated, 112 min

Directed by: Michael Gordon

Release Date: November 16, 1950

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DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003

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  • August 24, 2009
    Hard movie to enjoy.
  • January 19, 2009
    Jose Ferrer's acting in this movie is simply amazing.
  • December 10, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • November 2, 2008
    i loved this movie. jose ferrer really played the part well. the only thing is that roxane is a total bitch. its the best version ive ever seen-the ending made me cry and when i cry during a movie, that means i like it :)
  • September 29, 2008
    the play was good!!!
  • August 31, 2008
    I just really loved this film. It's not perfect, but It so much fun to watch. There's sword-fighting and poetry. It was just so cool!
  • June 8, 2008
    Excellent classic with Jose Ferrer as the huge nosed poet and hero with an unending love for Roxanne....very tragic and sad for both of them.
  • May 16, 2008
    This is a good movie
  • May 10, 2008
    An incredible adaptation of the play onto the big screen made ten times greater because of Jose Ferrer?s fiery performance, a performance which also won him the Academy Award that very year. It is full of energy and wit. A fun film and one with a Shakespearian touch. Still though...( read more) I love this film for the fiery main character captured brilliantly by Ferrer as a fast thinking poet with a scathing tongue.
  • November 25, 2007
    Brilliantly poetic. I wonder what movie the makers of V for Vendetta watched ;)

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