Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand

Film

• Love Letters (1945) is a screen adaptation by novelist Ayn Rand of the book Pity My Simplicity by Christopher Massie which converted his story into an adaptation of Rostand's play. The heroine, Singleton (played by Jennifer Jones), falls in love with a soldier during World War II, believing him to be the author of certain love letters that had been written for him by another soldier at the front. In this version, the heroine discovers the identity of the true author (played by Joseph Cotten) in time for the protagonists to experience a happy ending. The film, produced by Hal Wallis, was a commercial success and earned four nominations for Academy Awards, including that of Jones for Best Actress. The musical score by Victor Young was nominated for an Oscar, and featured the melody of the hit song "Love Letters", which has been recorded by numerous artists since.[41][42][43]
• Life of an Expert Swordsman (1959; released in the English-language market as Samurai Saga) is a samurai film adaptation by Hiroshi Inagaki, and starring Toshiro Mifune in the Cyrano role.
• The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots (1969), directed by Kimio Yabuki, contains a scene where the protagonist Pierre is supported by the titular Puss 'n Boots while professing his love to his love interest on a balcony above.
• Electric Dreams (1984) is the story of a personal computer that becomes self-aware, falls in love with a musician, and then wins her for his socially awkward owner.
• Roxanne (1987), a contemporary comedy version with a happy ending added, starred Steve Martin as C.D. Bales, Daryl Hannah as Roxanne and Rick Rossovich as Chris.
• Saajan (1991), a disabled poet helps the brother from his adopting family fall in love with the woman he also loves, by writing letters on his behalf, starring Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit.
• The Truth About Cats and Dogs (1996) is a romantic comedy, gender-swapped modern retelling starring Janeane Garofalo, Uma Thurman, and Ben Chaplin
• Whatever It Takes (2000), starring Shane West, James Franco and Marla Sokoloff.
• The Ugly Truth (2009) is a romantic comedy film starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, featuring a scene at a baseball game where Mike (Butler) advises remotely via radio Abby (Heigl) in an earpiece, telling her what to say to her date to win him.
• Let It Shine (2012) is a Disney Channel Original Movie loosely based on this story. It stars an aspiring teenage musician named Cyrus DeBarge who allows his friend, Kris, to use his music to win over their childhood friend, Roxie, who is a professional singer.
• Oohalu Gusagusalade (2014), a Telugu romantic comedy movie, is an adaptation of the play.[44]
• Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018) is a Netflix original movie that is a gender-swapped adaptation, set at a high school.
• #Roxy (2018) is a Canadian romantic comedy film and a modern retelling.[45]
• The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (2018) is a German comedy/romance film and in the 21st century.
• Old Boys (2018) is a British comedy film in which an awkward but imaginative pupil helps the handsome but dim school-hero to pursue the fiery daughter of a visiting French teacher.[46]
• The Half of It (2020) is a Netflix original movie, retelling the story through the lens of a lesbian teenage Chinese-American girl living in a small town.

Television

• In the 1966 episode "One Monkee Shy" of The Monkees, Peter Tork gets help wooing Valerie from his three bandmates in the balcony scene
• The 1972 episode "Cyrano de Brady" of The Brady Bunch adapts the balcony scene, with Peter trying to woo his crush, while being fed the right words to say from Greg, hiding in the bushes.
• The 1982 episode "Cyrano de Jackson" of Diff'rent Strokes[47] also adapts the balcony scene, with Arnold feeding lines to his friend Dudley through an earpiece.
• The 1982 episode "Strangers in the Night" of Three's Company when Jack attempts to lip-sync a serenade by a hidden Larry intended for southern belle Arabella, but was instead received by the less-attractive Bernice by mistake.
• The 1996 episode "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places" of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is adapted from the story.

Animated series

• In the episode "Cyrano" of the French animated series Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea (season 2, episode 3), aired 15 October 1986, the protagonists land on the planet Borbotrek, ruled by Lord Cyrano, a great scientist. He proves to be the sole creator of Borbotrek and its citizens (who only speak in rhyme), through the power of imagination and pushed by the impetus of an idealized love for a mysterious Lady Roxanne.
• In the episode "Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?" of Futurama (season 2, episode 5, aired February 6, 2000, Fry coaches his crewmate Zoidberg on human romance techniques so that Zoidberg can gain the affection of his love interest, Edna, including feeding Zoidberg lines to say. Zoidberg successfully woos Edna to a date, but then the truth is revealed, and Edna attempts to seduce Fry, leading to a battle to the death between Fry and Zoidberg. As a result, Zoidberg misses his chance to mate, and Edna instead mates with the king.
• In the episode "Sleeping with the Frenemy" of Bob's Burgers (season 8, episode 11, aired March 25, 2018), Tina allows her rival Tammy to stay with her family during Spring Break, and fixes her up with a boy from out of town whom both girls like, Brett. Tina talks to Brett through Tammy in order to help her win a date. The truth eventually comes out. Tammy recognizes their affinity for one another and convinces Brett to go on a walk with Tina on the beach. The episode closes with Tina and Brett sharing a kiss on the wharf. At one point in the episode Linda even remarks that the whole thing was a “Cyrano de Burger-ac!”

Musical theatre

• The 2006 musical Calvin Berger by Barry Wyner sets the story in a modern-day high school.
• Cyrano: Isang Sarsuwela is a 2010 Filipino musical adaptation based from the Filipino translation of Soc Rodrigo, with songs by William Manzano. It is set in the Philippines during World War II. Its first theatrical run was in 2010–2011, directed by Pat Valera.[48] It re-ran from 2016 to 2018, with the new title Mula sa Buwan.[7] It later on had a rerun after the enhanced community quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati.