Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac (1938)

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Inspired by Edmond Rostand's 1897 play, this 1938 BBC Television studio production retells the comic and heroic drama of the 17th-century Gascon swordsman, poet, and philosopher, Cyrano de Bergerac (1990). Secretly and passionately in love with beautiful Roxane, Cyrano, who is embarrassed by his elongated nose, is shocked to find out that she has fallen head-over-heels in love with the handsome but superficial recruit to the Cadets de Gascogne, Christian de Neuvillette. As a result, convinced that he stands no chance against the handsome but tongue-tied suitor, Cyrano steps aside and becomes Christian's tutor in the delicate matters of love, composing poems and ardent letters to help him woo Roxane.

Casts

	Leslie Banks as Cyrano de Bergerac
	Constance Cummings as Roxane
	James Mason as Christian de Neuvillette
	John Wyse as Comte de Guiche
	Ernest Hare as De Valvert
	Philip Thornley as Porthos
	Richard Carey as d'Artagnan
	John Roderick as Aramis
	André Morell as Le Bret
	Valentine Rooke as Ragueneau
	Frank Tickle as Montfleury
	George Skillan as Carbon de Castel-Jaloux (Captain of the Cadets of Gascony)
	Arthur Burne as Lignière

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