Cyrano de Bergerac
Nov 16 1950
•2h 53m
•Romance, Drama, Adventure
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.
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José Ferrer
Cyrano de Bergerac
Mala Powers
Roxane
William Prince
Christian de Neuvillette
Morris Carnovsky
Le Bret
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