Classic story of the poet and brilliant sword fighter Cyrano, equally famous for his huge nose. Jose Ferrer plays the titular Cyrano who worships the lovely Roxanne from afar but must help bring her together with the talentless man she loves, never knowing that all he says is performed or written by Cyrano.
An unquestionably sensational performance by Ferrer raises this above the mediocre production it ends up being. It looks cheap and seems played out on a large stage and by a largely lacklustre cast. It is Ferrer who owns this, delivering the great lines with wit and pathos, he is both funny and sometimes desperately touching and thoroughly deserved his Oscar - the rest, bar a couple of impressive sword fights, is of no consequence.
An unquestionably sensational performance by Ferrer raises this above the mediocre production it ends up being. It looks cheap and seems played out on a large stage and by a largely lacklustre cast. It is Ferrer who owns this, delivering the great lines with wit and pathos, he is both funny and sometimes desperately touching and thoroughly deserved his Oscar - the rest, bar a couple of impressive sword fights, is of no consequence.