Cyrano de Bergerac Movie Review 1950

Edmund Rostand's famous story of a large-nosed yet poetic cavalier, who finds himself too ugly to be loved. He bears the pain of his devotion to Roxanne from afar, and helps the handsome but tongue-tied Christian to romance her. Ferrer became famous for this role, which won him an Oscar. Based on Brian Hooke's translation of the play. Also available colorized.

Distribution

Congress Entertainment, Inc., PO Box 845, Tannersville, PA 18372-0845, Phone: (717)620-2333, Toll-free: 800-847-8273, Fax: (717)620-9313, Email: karolyn28@acx.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 113 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Only the Lonely, Obsessive Love, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Carl Foreman

Cast

Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Elena Verdugo, Morris Carnovsky

Cinematography

Franz Planer

Director

Michael Gordon

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

Other

Harry Gerstad

Awards

Oscars 1950: Actor (Ferrer); Golden Globes 1951: Actor--Drama (Ferrer).