Cyrano de Bergerac

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.

Cast

José Ferrer

José Ferrer

as Cyrano de Bergerac

Mala Powers

Mala Powers

as Roxane

William Prince

William Prince

as Christian de Neuvillette

Morris Carnovsky

Morris Carnovsky

as Le Bret

Ralph Clanton

Ralph Clanton

as Antoine Comte de Guiche

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

as Ragueneau

Virginia Farmer

Virginia Farmer

as Duenna

Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier

as Cardinal Richelieu

Elena Verdugo

Elena Verdugo

as Orange Girl

Albert Cavens

Albert Cavens

as Vicomte de Valvert

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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 th...

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