What's the Difference between Cyrano de Bergerac the Play and Cyrano the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Cyrano de Bergerac
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Cyrano de Bergerac
Portrayed by: Peter Dinklage
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Roxanne
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Roxanne
Portrayed by: Haley Bennett
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Christian de Neuville
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Christian de Neuville
Portrayed by: Kelvin Harrison Jr.
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Count De Guiche
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Count De Guiche
Portrayed by: Ben Mendelsohn
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LeBret
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LeBret
Portrayed by: Bashir Salahuddin
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Viscount Valvert
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Viscount Valvert
Portrayed by: Joshua James
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| In the Play |
In the Movie |
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It is a stage play.
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The film is a musical. |
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Cyrano is ugly with a large nose.
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Cyrano is a dwarf.
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Count de Guiche schemes to marry Roxanne off to Viscount Valvert.
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Roxanne is to marry a Duke, but she opposes it. Her attendant urges her to marry as her family is upper class, but not rich. |
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Cyrano interrupts a play and forces the lead actor whom he does not like, off of the stage. Viscount Valvert confronts Cyrano and they duel with Cyrano wounding and possibly killing him. Lignière tells Cyrano about a plot to be attacked by 100 men where upon Cyrano decides to confront the 100 men along with a group of officers and actors.
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After Cyrano chases the lead actor off of the stage, Viscount Valvert insults Cyrano and challenges him to a duel. Cyrano humiliates the Viscount during the duel and forces him to surrender. The Viscount then tries to back stab Cyrano, but Cyrano kills him.
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The fight happens off stage.
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Cyrano fights/defeats ten men sent to attack him. |