Cirano di Bergerac

Jan 18 1924 TV-G 1h 53m
Drama, Romance, War

Cyrano de Begerac is joyous, witty, a poet, a leader and filled with plenty of charisma and bravado in 17th Century France. He has only one flaw: an unusually long nose which makes him unattractive to any woman. Thus, he cannot have the woman he loves, his cousin Roxanne. Roxanne loves an officer in his army who gets tongue-tied in front of women. Who will Roxanne love? Will Cyrano ever find love? Or will he find happiness in helping the officer woo Roxanne? This is a story of split personalities, human frailty and unrequited love.

Plot

Cyrano de Begerac is joyous, witty, a poet, a leader and filled with plenty of charisma and bravado in 17th Century France. He has only one flaw: an unusually long nose which makes him unattractive to any woman. Thus, he cannot have the woman he loves, his cousin Roxanne. Roxanne loves an officer in his army who gets tongue-tied in front of women. Who will Roxanne love? Will Cyrano ever find love? Or will he find happiness in helping the officer woo Roxanne? This is a story of split personalities, human frailty and unrequited love.

Written by

Mario Camerini, Brian Hooker, Edmond Rostand

Directed by

Augusto Genina

Production Countries

Italy, France

Production Companies

Film Extra, Augusto Genina, Unione Cinematografica Italiana

Languages

Italiano

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
351
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA