Search - Jose Ferrer: Cyrano de Bergerac on DVD

Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1950 DVD Release: 12/02/2003 Format: DVD - Black and White Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 52 mins Studio: Diamond Entertainment Corp. Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Drama, Romance, Romantic Drama, Period Film See Also: Cyrano de Bergerac, Cyrano De Bergerac, Cyrano De Bergerac

Recreating his stage role, Jose 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. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

José Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac
Mala Powers - Roxane Rubin
William Prince - Baron Christian de Neuvillette
Morris Carnovsky - Capt. Le Bret
Ralph Clanton - Count Antoine de Guiche
Lloyd Corrigan - Ragueneau