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Cyrano de Bergerac

1950 · 113 min

A sweeping, bittersweet romance of unspoken love, with witty verse and swashbuckling flair that builds to a poignant, tragic ache.

Directed by
Michael Gordon
Genres
Romance, Drama, Adventure
Tagline
The Most Loved of All Love Stories!
Overview
France, 1640. Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent deception, with tragic results.

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Directed by
Michael Gordon
Genres
Romance, Drama, Adventure
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • military
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action4
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
romance, drama, adventure
Directed by
Michael Gordon
Written by
Carl Foreman
Starring
José Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Morris Carnovsky, Ralph Clanton, Lloyd Corrigan, Virginia Farmer, Edgar Barrier
Music
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Franz Planer
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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