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Cyrano de Bergerac Corinth Films ; Stanley Kramer Productions present a United Artists release ; screenplay by Carl Foreman ; produced by Stanley Kramer ; directed by Michael Gordon
- Format:
- Video
- Standardized Title:
- Cyrano de Bergerac (Motion picture : 1950)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cyrano de Bergerac, 1619-1655--Drama.
- Cyrano de Bergerac.
- Authors, French--Biography--Drama--17th century.
- Authors, French.
- Man-woman relationships--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Paris (France)--Drama--History--17th century.
- Paris (France).
- Genre:
- Biographical films
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Film adaptations
- Historical films
- Romance films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (112 min., 59 sec.)) sound, black and white
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] Grasshopper Film [2024?]
- Language Note:
- In English, with optional English subtitles
- System Details:
- sound
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- Recreating his stage role, José 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
- Participant:
- José Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Morris Carnovsky, Ralph Clanton, Lloyd Corrigan, Virginia Farmer
- Credits:
- Music, Dimitri Tiomkin ; director of cinematography, Frank Planer ; film editor, Harry Gerstad
- Notes:
- "Based on the play by Edmond Rostand , Brian Hooker translation"
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1950
- Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from title screen and end credits (viewed 2024 October 16)
- OCLC:
- 1464815094
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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