Jose Ferrer won a Best Actor Academy Award in 1950 for his convincing portrayal of Cyrano, the soldier with a generous nose, in this movie inspired by Edmond Rostand's classic story. In love with the fair Roxanne (Mala Powers) but afraid she won't like him, Cyrano uses the handsome Christian (William Prince) as his messenger, hoping to woo Roxanne with Christian's looks but his own words. But what happens when she finds out?