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Cyrano de Bergerac
is a 1950 American adventure comedy film based on the 1897 French verse drama
Cyrano de Bergerac
by
Edmond Rostand
. It uses the poet
Brian Hooker
's 1923 English
blank-verse
translation as the basis for its screenplay. The film was the first motion picture version in English of Rostand's play, though there were several earlier adaptations in different languages. The 1950 film was produced by
Stanley Kramer
and directed by
Michael Gordon
.
José Ferrer
received the
Academy Award for Best Actor
for his starring performance as
Cyrano de Bergerac
.
Mala Powers
played Roxane, and
William Prince
portrayed Christian de Neuvillette.
Film credit:
Michael Gordon
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