Cyrano de Bergerac
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Cyrano de Bergerac

1950Movie1 h 53 minNR3 awards

DramaRomance
74
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IMDb7.4Letterboxd3.7/5Rotten Tomatoes74%80%
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4Letterboxd3.7/5Rotten Tomatoes74%80%

Summary

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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  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

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  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Makes you fall for them.
  • Leaves you longing.
  • Pays off your patience.

Not for scares.

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Actionized Adaptationin 246 titlesBy virtue of not having the same limitations as stage versions, the film turns the two Sword Fights of the play into swashbuckler-worthy scenes and even adds a big fight at the Porte de Nesle that co…One-Man Armyin 935 titlesThe play only states by way of Offscreen Moment of Awesome that Cyrano goes at the Porte de Nesle to protect Lignière from dozens of mooks who are waiting there to ambush and kill him.All 13 tropes

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