''Cyrano and d'Artagnan'' () is a 1964 French adventure film directed by Abel Gance, starring José Ferrer and Jean-Pierre Cassel. It is set in 1642 and tells the story of how the poet and duelist Cyrano de Bergerac teams up with the musketeer Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, d'Artagnan in order to stop a plot against king Louis XIII of France, Louis XIII. The film draws from Edmond Rostand's 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac (play), Cyrano de Bergerac'' and Alexandre Dumas' three-volume novel ''d'Artagnan Romances''. Ferrer repeated his role from the 1950 film ''Cyrano de Bergerac (1950 film), Cyrano de Bergerac''. ''Cyrano and d'Artagnan'' had 651,213 admissions in France.

Cast

* José Ferrer as Cyrano de Bergerac * Jean-Pierre Cassel as Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, d'Artagnan * Sylva Koscina as Ninon de l'Eclos * Daliah Lavi as Marion de l'Orme * Rafael Rivelles as Cardinal Richelieu, Cardinal Duc de Richelieu * Laurita Valenzuela, Laura Valenzuela as queen Anne of Austria * Julián Mateos as Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, Marquis de Cinq-Mars * Michel Simon as the old guard * Philippe Noiret as king Louis XIII of France, Louis XIII * Gabrielle Dorziat as Mme de Mauvières * Ivo Garrani as Laubardemont

Reception

Eugene Archer of ''The New York Times'' reviewed the film: "Judging strictly by the title, ''Cyrano and D'Artagnan'' does not sound a bit more promising than ''Samson Meets Hercules''. Strange to say, despite the auspices of the New York Film Festival and the reputation of the 75-year-old director, Abel Gance, there is really not much difference between the ''Cyrano'' epic and the kind of dubbed Italian spectacle usually inflicted on us by Joseph E. Levine." The critic continued: "José Ferrer, repeating his Oscar-winning Cyrano role 14 years later, gives a flat and clumsy performance, while Jean-Pierre Cassel's D'Artagnan is swaggering and singularly lacking in charm. ... Let it be said for the director, known mainly for a silent triple-screen ''Napoléon (1927 film), Napoleon'' in the nineteen-twenties, that he displays a nice eye for color. Otherwise, his handling of a routine commercial assignment is just that—routine."

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* 1960s historical adventure films 1964 films French historical adventure films 1960s buddy films French crossover films Films based on Cyrano de Bergerac (play) Films based on works by Alexandre Dumas Films directed by Abel Gance Films set in Paris Films set in the 1640s 1960s French-language films French swashbuckler films Cultural depictions of Cardinal Richelieu Cultural depictions of Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan Cultural depictions of Louis XIII 1960s French films {{1960s-France-film-stub