This screen adaptation of the Edmund Rostand novel features Jose Ferrer reprising his Tony award-winning role as Cyrano, the swashbuckling swordsman and poet who fears he will never be loved due to his enormous nose. Loving the fair Roxanne from afar, the maiden confides with Cyrano her love for Christian, a handsome man but without the ability to express himself in matters of the heart. Cyrano discovers Christian's feelings for Roxanne and agrees to help the man with his courtship of the fair lady by providing him the words to do so. Eventually, Roxanne discovers the truth behind the lovely words used to win her heart and she's reunited with the dying Cyrano, who passes away happily in her arms. Jose Ferrer not only was a Tony winner for his stage portrayal of Cyrano but he was also an Oscar winner for Best Actor for this screen performance.