Starring: Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer, Henry Wilcoxon Directed By: George Sidney (II) Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Warner Home Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: July 01, 2003 Running Time: 115 minutes Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 1952
Product Description: Let danger befall him. Let the winds of fate blow where they may. Andre Moreau will strike a blow for vengeance and the French Revolution. First he must hone his skill with the blade. By day Andre secretly perfects his parries and lunges - and hides his true identity at night behind the mask of stage clown Scaramouche. A climactic duel that's one of the greatest sequences ever to lay steel to foe caps this bravura adaptation of the Rafael Sabatini (Captain Blood The Sea Hawk) novel. George Sidney (1948's The Three Musketeers) nimbly directs all the swordplay wordplay and horseplay. And Stewart Granger brings dash and deviltry to his portrayal of a hero "born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad." En garde!Running Time: 115 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE UPC: 012569571020
Amazon.com: As first lines go, Scaramouche's is irresistible: "He was born with a gift of laughter, and a sense that the world was mad." This exuberant period adventure is pretty irresistible itself--even more than Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk, likewise derived from Rafael Sabatini novels. Within more or less one day in pre-revolutionary France, devil-may-care Stewart Granger learns he's the bastard offspring of a nobleman, gets orphaned, realizes he's fallen in love with his sister (Janet Leigh), swears to avenge his best friend's murder, becomes a hunted traitor, and breaks into show business. George Sidney directs as if making an MGM musical, only with swashbuckling instead of song-and-dance. The unlikely casting of Granger and Mel Ferrer as overripe nemeses proves delightful, cameraman Charles (Sunrise) Rosher's Technicolor palette alternates commedia dell'arte garishness and misty, Watteau-like imagery, and the climactic six-and-a-half-minute duel all over a Parisian theater is a tour de force. --Richard T. Jameson
En garde! This movie was adapted from the novel by Rafael Sabatini. The music under the direction of Victor Young of that time was quite lovely, as was that in the Jesse James biography on film. The flute music was lilting and easy on the ears. This was a delight to watch as the actors who later became stars were young and willing to try anything. I loved the men's costumes which were bright in my beloved technicolor. This being France during the duel era which we also had in America, that between Stewart Granger and Mel Ferrer was something to satch: "Take him alive."
Those were the glory days of film making after the darkest period of black listing. Andre Marow was clever with sword play leading to a duel. Scaramouche is the name of a stage clown who wore a birk mask with long beak and red-orange wig. He kept asking: "Who am I? Let me introduce myself. A Frencg Charlie Chaplin, he'd ask: "Who is Scaramouche? Where is Scaramouche?" The same things I asked Mark; who are you? Unlike Scaramouche, his face is not defored.
Forget Andre. I shall go on loving you always. Remember that. hese things happen. Opera is out, but they went anyway to a garish red and gold place similar to the Tennessee Theatre. "You have given your last performance." As they dueled on the stage, magically it is immaculate. "Who is my father?" Your mother is a lady; be nice to her, not to me." We see a wedding and a happy ending. "May providence guide and comfort you."
Scaramouche For the 3rd time I missed Scaramouche on TV. My husband said try to buy the film. I tried Amazon.com & THANK GOD, this wonderful film was available. This is a beautiful swash buckler in gorgeous color. So rarely would we ever be lucky enough to see such a wonderful entertaining film again.Stewart Grainger, Eleanor Parker, Mel Ferrer and the beautiful young Janet Leigh. Thank you so much for having this film available.
"But Who Is Scaramouche? And Why Does He Hide His Face Behind a Mask?" Red-headed Eleanore Parker asks this question to a masked Stewart Granger onstage, when the latter unintentionally joins a tatty traveling troupe of commedia dell'arte actors. She kisses him; recognizes him; and slaps him in the face! Then the rest of the film focuses upon the quest of Andre Moreau (Granger) not only for revenge upon the Count Noel des Maines (Mel Ferrer)--the greatest swordsman in France--for killing his brother, but also in search for his true identity. During the process, Moreau, who plays Scaramouche in the play-within-the-movie, is such a success that the dubious fortunes of the traveling players improve immensely, and they are finally invited to play in Paris before the King and Queen. Meanwhile, Andre takes fencing lessons, and with hard work, he becomes the greatest swordsman in France. In fact, the last part of the movie (which I saw at least a dozen times as a kid) depicts what I think has to be one of the greatest swashbuckling fencing matches ever choreographed and filmed.
I was fortunate enough to be in Paris when "Scaramouche" was re-released in the theatre in the 1990s, and therefore, I saw it in all its restored glory on the big screen. But it is just as good on your DVD player. "Scaramouche," which also features Janet Leigh and Nina Foche as Marie Antoinette, is elegantly costumed and magnificent to view. It represents the best of the Good Old Big Studio movies!
Exciting Story! This was my husband's pick, but we both enjoyed it. Stewart Granger is one of our favorite actors. Men will love this one because it is about a man who is desired by two woman and the swordplay is excellent.
Scaramouche DVD Excellent quality DVD from the great era of Hollywood movies when you didn't have to worry about filthy language every other sentence. Well-known actors/actresses, great costumes, humor and absolutely NO bad language. A movie you can enjoy with the entire family.
This is the premiere sword-fight movie for swashbuckling enthusiasts, with a number of duels and what is probably the longest sword duel in movie history.
"Scaramouche" is a classic tale of revenge set in latter 1700's France, just before the French Revolution. Stewart Granger portrays Andre Moreau, whose young friend is goaded into a sword fight and killed by one of France's premiere duelists. Moreau vows vengance. Having no skill with the sword, he must find training, while concealing his identity as the stage clown Scaramouche.
Stewarts's love interests include the glamorous Eleanor Parker (later to portray The Countess in "The Sound of Music" and a young and equally glamorous Janet Leigh (who later became famous for the shower death scene in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho"). Ms. Parker also adds humor as Moreau's jealous lover.
You will recognize many great actors/actresses in this movie, both young and old, including the great Lewis Stone, who played Scaramouche in the silent film and was also Mickey Rooney's father in the Andy Hardy movies of the 1930's.
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