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.

Cast

Leslie Banks

Cyrano de Bergerac

Constance Cummings

Roxane

James Mason

Christian de Neuvillette

André Morell

Le Bret

John Wyse

Comte de Guiche

Ernest Hare

De Valvert

Philip Thornley

Porthos

Richard Carey

d'Artagnan

John Roderick

Aramis

Valentine Rooke

Ragueneau

Frank Tickle

Montfleury

George Skillan

Carbon de Castel-Jaloux (Captain of the Cadets of Gascony)

Arthur Burne

Lignière