Cyrano De Bergerac

Jose Ferrer, recreating his stage roll, stars as Edmond Rostand´s Cyrano, a 17th century French cavalier, poet and swordsman whose prominent nose is the subject of many a duel. Cyrano is madly in love with the beautiful Roxanne (Mala Powers), but he assumes that she could never love him back because of his extra large nose. Roxanne is also loved by the handsome Christian (William Prince) who unfortunately can´t speak the right words when it comes to pitching love to Roxanne. Cyrano agrees to help Christian win Roxanne by feeding him the right words for his midnight courtships and love letters, thereby vicariously expressing his own love 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 really loved Cyrano all along. Jose Ferrer won an Academy Award for Best Actor in this film adaptation of Cyrano De Bergerac.

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