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Cyrano de Bergerac (1923)

Cyrano de Bergerac poster
Original title
Cirano di Bergerac
Directed by
Augusto Genina
Genre
drama film, romance film, silent film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man with a big nose and a poetic soul helps a friend win the woman he loves through his own words. He hides his feelings behind a mask of wit and bravado.

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What happens

Cyrano de Bergerac is a Franco-Italian silent romantic drama film directed by Augusto Genina in 1922 based on the 1897 play of the same name by Edmond Rostand. Genina began filming in 1922, at age 30, with the help of his cousin Mario Camerini, but its release was delayed by the colorization of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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