Cyrano de Bergerac

film by Gordon [1950]

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The film Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) stars José Ferrer in the title role, for which he won an Academy Award. The film is based on Edmond Rostand's 1897 verse drama of the same name.12

The play, and by extension the film, is loosely based on the 17th-century nobleman Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac, a French satirist and dramatist. In Rostand's work, Cyrano is a gifted but self-conscious lover, convinced his large nose makes him unlovable. He secretly loves Roxane but helps his rival, Christian, win her by providing him with his own eloquent words. Cyrano's story is one of unrequited love and hidden talent.23

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Michael Gordon
Films of the 1940s
…was a critical disappointment, but Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) was a distinguished production that should have vaulted Gordon to the top rank of directors—particularly after José Ferrer won an Academy Award for his performance as Cyrano. But after making two films for Twentieth Century-Fox in 1951—the garment industry drama I…
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…was a critical disappointment, but Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) was a distinguished production that should have vaulted Gordon to the top rank of directors—particularly after José Ferrer won an Academy Award for his performance as Cyrano. But after making two films for Twentieth Century-Fox in 1951—the garment industry drama I…
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