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Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Withal, there is beauty and magic in the things that Cyrano says. He is still a magnificent character. Thank goodness, he is on the screen. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: At least some of the lines in the Rostand play are good. Read more
TIME Magazine: Audiences, traditionally willing to meet this impossibly romantic classic half way, may have to go a bit further this time. Read more