Word: ferrere
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Vendetta (RKO Radio) began shooting in 1946, ran through three versions, four directors (Max Opuls, Preston Sturges, Stuart Heisler and, finally, Mel Ferrer), and tireless tinkering Producer Howard Hughes. Total estimated cost: $3,200,000, which tops what Hollywood's Stanley (Champion, The Men) Kramer has spent in all on the five pictures he has produced...
Cyrano de Bergerac. José Ferrer in an able cinemadaptation that magnifies the faults of the Rostand classic without dimming its virtues (TIME...
...view of Ferrer's characterization of Cyrano, Mala Powers' Roxane might be excused. She is beautiful and completely soulless. If she had been any less shallow, nobody in the film would have fallen in love with her at all. As it is, it seems incredible that she should be in love with the soul of Cyrano rather than the body of Christian. There is no conflict of Flesh vs. the Soul. One gets the impression that the producers have set the stage with the conventional hero and heroine, but through some slip-up of a script writer, the wrong...
...been able to make over much of "Cyrano" in its own image. Over and above the interpretation, several action scenes suggested by the plot have been inserted for the benefit of the medium. Some of these are good, some not so good. The duels, which make excellent use of Ferrer's ability as a swordsman, are well-photographed and lavish with expendable extras...
Because Hollywood has thoroughly acquired the knack of making a superficially entertaining movie, and because of Ferrer's innate acting ability, "Cyrano" holds one's interest. As far as reflecting the greatness of Rostand or of Bryan Hooker, it falls far short...