As incomparable in swordplay and wordplay as he is, the gallant soldier, philosopher, and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is as timid as a schoolboy before the fair Roxanne. Derek Jacobi delivers an electrifying award-winning portrayal of Rostand's legendary log-nosed swordsman in this highly acclaimed production from the world's premier theatre troupe, The Royal Shakespeare Company. The bold Cyrano boasts he can defeat a hundred men in a swordfight, but because of his grotesque nose lacks the confidence to court the woman he loves. Yet so entranced with Roxanne is Cyrano that he uses the eloquence of his poetry to woo her for a rival.
Derek Jacobi
as Cyrano de Bergerac
John Carlisle
as Le Comte de Guiche
John Bowe
as Le Bret
Pete Postlethwaite
as Ragueneau
Tom Mannion
as Christian de Neuvillette
Sinéad Cusack
as Roxanne
Jimmy Gardner
as Doorkeeper / Capuchin
Richard Clifford
as Cavalryman / Gascony Cadet
Robert Clare
as D'Artagnan / Gascony Cadet
Philip Dennis
as Flunkey / Gascony Cadet
John Tramper
as Flunkey / Gascony Cadet
Geoffrey Freshwater
as Musketeer
