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Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:9
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Jose Ferrer stars as the poetry-spouting soldier with the oversized nose in this faithful adaptation of Edmond Rostand's romantic tragedy. Using the handsome but inarticulate Christian as a conduit... Jose Ferrer stars as the poetry-spouting soldier with the oversized nose in this faithful adaptation of Edmond Rostand's romantic tragedy. Using the handsome but inarticulate Christian as a conduit for his feelings, the ugly but eloquent Cyrano pours his heart out to the lovely Roxanne. And she, wooed by the beauty of the words, falls in love with Christian, not realizing that is Cyrano whose voice has aroused her passion. [More]
Starring: José Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Morris Carnovsky
Starring: José Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Morris Carnovsky, Elena Verdugo, Ralph Clanton, Virginia Farmer, Edgar Barrier, Albert Cavens, Arthur Blake, Don Beddoe
Director: Michael Gordon
Director: Michael Gordon
Producer: Stanley Kramer
Screenwriter: Carl Foreman
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
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Reviews for Cyrano de Bergerac
Audiences, traditionally willing to meet this impossibly romantic classic half way, may have to go a bit further this time.
Stanley Kramer's production is poorly directed by Michael Gordon, and it's not very well acted either, even though Jose Ferrer won the Best Actor Oscar.
Your opinion of Ferrer's work will depend upon your taste in acting. This is technique work, like Olivier's. The performance feels outward bound, theatrical, expert in that manner.
Withal, there is beauty and magic in the things that Cyrano says. He is still a magnificent character. Thank goodness, he is on the screen.
...good acting, eloquent dialogue, high adventure, and, most of all, heartbreaking romance.
Jose Ferrer's towering performance overcomes a threadbare budget and indifferent ensemble support.
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