''Cyrano de Bergerac'' is a 1946 French

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by

Fernand Rivers Fernand Rivers (born François Large, 6 September 1879, Saint-Lager - 12 September 1960) was a French actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He was the brother of the actor Rivers Cadet. Partial filmography Director * '' The Ironmaster' ...

and starring Claude Dauphin, Ellen Bernsen and Pierre Bertin. It is based on the 1897 play ''

Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...

'' by

Edmond Rostand Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (, , ; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with t ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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René Renoux René Renoux (1904–2000) was a French art director.Buache p.162 Selected filmography * ''The Pure Truth'' (1931) * '' Topaze'' (1933) * '' Prince Jean'' (1934) * '' Speak to Me of Love'' (1935) * '' You Can't Fool Antoinette'' (1936) * '' The ...

Plot summary

Cast

* Claude Dauphin as Cyrano de Bergerac * Ellen Bernsen as Roxane * Pierre Bertin as Le comte de Guiche * Christian Bertola as Christian de Neuvillette, *

Michel Nastorg Michel Nastorg (1914–1984) was a French actor. During World War II he was called into the French army as Soldier Second Class. With the Seventh Army he retreated from Belgium before a fierce German onslaught, and found himself at Dunkirk in J ...

as Le Bret * Gaston Rullier as Carbon de Castel-Jaloux *

René Sarvil René Sarvil (18 January 1901 – 31 March 1975) was a French actor. Sarvil was born in Toulon, France, and died in 1975 in Marseille. Partial filmography * ''Notre-Dame de la Mouise'' (1941) * ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1946) * ''Oriental Port' ...

as Ragueneau *

Alice Tissot Alice Tissot (1 January 1890 – 5 May 1971) was a French actress. Partial filmography * ''Poum à la chasse'' (1908) * ''Le devoir'' (1908) * ' (1909) * ' (1909) * '' The Two Girls'' (1921) * '' A Son from America'' (1924) * '' Captain Rasca ...

as la duègne * Desportes as Montfleury * Max Roger as le vicomte de Valvert * Henri Vernet *

Paul Faivre Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''The House Opposite'' (1937) * ''Behind the Facade'' (1939) * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * ''The Count of Monte Crist ...

* Jeanne Hardeyn *

Christiane Sertilange Christiane is a given name, a form of the Latin ''Christiana'', feminine form of ''Christianuis'' (see Christian), or a Latinized form of Middle English '' Christin'' 'Christian' (Old English ''christen'', from Latin).. A short form is Chris. Alt ...

* Jean-Marc Tennberg * Christian Alers * Robert Balpo * Madeleine Brosy

Bibliography

* Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. * Oscherwitz, Dayna. ''Past Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage''. SIU Press, 2010.

References

External links

* * 1946 films French romantic comedy films 1940s French-language films Films based on Cyrano de Bergerac (play) Films directed by Fernand Rivers French black-and-white films 1946 romantic comedy films 1940s French films {{romantic-comedy-film-stub