Romance ·Drama ·Adventure · United States of America · 1950 · 1h 53m

Cyrano de Bergerac

Director

Cast

José Ferrer as Cyrano de Bergerac Mala Powers as Roxane William Prince as Christian de Neuvillette Morris Carnovsky as Le Bret Ralph Clanton as Antoine Comte de Guiche Lloyd Corrigan as Ragueneau

Crew

Franz Planer — Director of Photography Harry Gerstad — Editor Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer Carl Foreman — Screenplay Stanley Kramer — Producer Rudolph Sternad — Production Design

Tagline

The Most Loved of All Love Stories!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

paris, france poet nose based on play or musical swordsman unrequited love 17th century

Key Collaborators

Michael Gordon Director Franz Planer Director of Photography Harry Gerstad Editor Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer Carl Foreman Screenplay Stanley Kramer Producer Rudolph Sternad Production Design Dorothy Jeakins Costume Design

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