Cyrano De Bergerac (1950)
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Recreating his stage role, Jose Ferrer stars as Edmond Rostand's Cyrano, a 17th-century French cavalier, poet and swordsman whose prominent proboscis is the subject of many a duel. Cyrano is madly in love with the beautiful Roxanne (Mala Powers), but assumes that she'd never love him back… More Recreating his stage role, Jose Ferrer stars as Edmond Rostand's Cyrano, a 17th-century French cavalier, poet and swordsman whose prominent proboscis is the subject of many a duel. Cyrano is madly in love with the beautiful Roxanne (Mala Powers), but assumes that she'd never love him back due to his cathedral of a nose. Roxanne is also loved by the handsome Christian (William Prince), who unfortunately can't put two consecutive words together when it comes to pitching woo. Cyrano agrees to help Christian win Roxanne by feeding him the right words for his midnight courtships and love letters; in this way, Cyrano can vicariously express his own ardor for the fair lady. Years later, Cyrano's deception is revealed, and he dies happily in the arms of his beloved Roxanne, who realizes that she has really loved Cyrano all along--by way of Christian. Cyrano de Bergerac wasn't seen by many paying moviegoers upon its original showing, but its relative box-office failure resulted in an early release to television, where it has remained a perennial attraction for the past forty years. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Gordon
- Written By
- Carl Foreman
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 16, 1950 Wide
- Studio
- VCI
Critic Reviews
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, TIME Magazine
Audiences, traditionally willing to meet this impossibly romantic classic half way, may have to go a bit further this time.
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Withal, there is beauty and magic in the things that Cyrano says. He is still a magnificent character. Thank goodness, he is on the screen.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
At least some of the lines in the Rostand play are good.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Stanley Kramer's production, directed by Michael Gordon, is well acted by Jose Ferrer, who won the Best Actor Oscar.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Your opinion of Ferrer's work will depend upon your taste in acting. This is technique work, like Olivier's. The performance feels outward bound, theatrical, expert in that manner.
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Cast
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José Ferrer
as Cyrano de Bergerac
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Mala Powers
as Roxane Rubin
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William Prince
as Baron Christian de Neuvillette
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Morris Carnovsky
as Capt. Le Bret
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Lloyd Corrigan
as Ragueneau
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Ralph Clanton
as Count Antoine de Guiche
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Virginia Farmer
as Duenna
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Edgar Barrier
as Cardinal
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Elena Verdugo
as Orange Girl
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Arthur Blake
as Montfluery
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Don Beddoe
as The Meddler
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Percy Helton
as Bellerose
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Virginia Christine
as Sister Marthe
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Gil Warren
as Doctor
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Philip Van Zandt
as Man with Gazette
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Eric Sinclair
as Guardsman
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Richard Avonde
as Marquis
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Paul Dubov
as Cadet
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John Crawford
as Cadet
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Jerry Paris
as Cadet
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Robin Hughes
as Cadet
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Albert Cravens
as Viscount Valvert
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John Harmon
as Lackey (Assassin)
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Francis Pierlot
as Capuchin Monk
