#4 in Drama & theatre
Cyrano de Bergerac
- 236
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
- Film 1990 +11
- On screen
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Our view
“Cyrano de Bergerac” is a spirited play of swagger and love, built around a seventeenth-century writer and soldier with a famously large nose. The opening act, set among the audience of a theatre, is a lively gallery of recognisable human types. Some readers find the courtship scenes that follow slow going on the page. At under 240 pages it is brief, and it suits those who enjoy theatre with dash and feeling.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Cyrano de Bergerac is a French play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. The play includes elements of the life of the 17th-century novelist and playwright Cyrano de Bergerac, along with elements of invention and myth. Cyrano's large nose is based on reality but in performance of the play is usually exaggerated.
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 12 times — from 1900 to 2019.
- FilmCyrano de BergeracIMDb
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- TV filmLet It ShineIMDb
- Short filmCyrano de BergeracIMDb
- FilmWhatever It TakesIMDb
- FilmCyrano, My LoveIMDb
- FilmCyrano and d'ArtagnanIMDb
- FilmCyrano de BergeracIMDb
- FilmCyrano AgencyIMDb
- FilmBlack TightsIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 154 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Drama & theatre average of 7.6. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 26 | 17% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 128 | 83% |
Frequently asked
How long is Cyrano de Bergerac?
It has 236 pages — longer than 89% of the ranked books in Drama & theatre.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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