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Scaramouche

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
5.9K
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Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer, and Eleanor Parker in Scaramouche (1952)
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In France during the late 18th Century, a man sets out to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of a master swordsman.In France during the late 18th Century, a man sets out to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of a master swordsman.In France during the late 18th Century, a man sets out to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of a master swordsman.

IMDb RATING
7.5/10
5.9K
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  • Director
    • George Sidney
  • Writers
    • Ronald Millar(screenplay)
    • George Froeschel(screenplay)
    • Rafael Sabatini(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Stewart Granger
    • Janet Leigh
    • Eleanor Parker
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  • Director
    • George Sidney
  • Writers
    • Ronald Millar(screenplay)
    • George Froeschel(screenplay)
    • Rafael Sabatini(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Stewart Granger
    • Janet Leigh
    • Eleanor Parker
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    • 64User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Scaramouche
    Trailer 3:32
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    Stewart Granger and Mel Ferrer in Scaramouche (1952)
    Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer, and Eleanor Parker in Scaramouche (1952)
    Stewart Granger and Mel Ferrer in Scaramouche (1952)
    Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, Mel Ferrer, and Eleanor Parker in Scaramouche (1952)
    Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, and Eleanor Parker in Scaramouche (1952)
    Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, and Eleanor Parker in Scaramouche (1952)
    Nina Foch and Mel Ferrer in Scaramouche (1952)
    Stewart Granger and Mel Ferrer in Scaramouche (1952)
    Stewart Granger and Mel Ferrer in Scaramouche (1952)
    Scaramouche (1952)
    Stewart Granger, Mel Ferrer, and Henry Wilcoxon in Scaramouche (1952)
    Nina Foch and Mel Ferrer in Scaramouche (1952)

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    Stewart Granger
    Stewart Granger
    • Andre Moreauas Andre Moreau
    Janet Leigh
    Janet Leigh
    • Aline de Gavrillacas Aline de Gavrillac
    Eleanor Parker
    Eleanor Parker
    • Lenoreas Lenore
    Mel Ferrer
    Mel Ferrer
    • Noel, Marquis de Maynesas Noel, Marquis de Maynes
    Henry Wilcoxon
    Henry Wilcoxon
    • Chevalier de Chabrillaineas Chevalier de Chabrillaine
    Nina Foch
    Nina Foch
    • Marie Antoinetteas Marie Antoinette
    Richard Anderson
    Richard Anderson
    • Philippe de Valmorinas Philippe de Valmorin
    Robert Coote
    Robert Coote
    • Gaston Binetas Gaston Binet
    Lewis Stone
    Lewis Stone
    • Georges de Valmorinas Georges de Valmorin
    Elisabeth Risdon
    Elisabeth Risdon
    • Isabelle de Valmorinas Isabelle de Valmorin
    Howard Freeman
    Howard Freeman
    • Michael Vanneauas Michael Vanneau
    Curtis Cooksey
    Curtis Cooksey
    • Fabianas Fabian
    John Dehner
    John Dehner
    • Doutrevalas Doutreval
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Dr. Dubuqueas Dr. Dubuque
    Jonathan Cott
    Jonathan Cott
    • Sergeantas Sergeant
    Dan Foster
    • Pierrotas Pierrot
    Owen McGiveney
    Owen McGiveney
    • Punchinelloas Punchinello
    Hope Landin
    Hope Landin
    • Mme. Frying Panas Mme. Frying Pan
    • Director
      • George Sidney
    • Writers
      • Ronald Millar(screenplay)
      • George Froeschel(screenplay)
      • Rafael Sabatini(based on the novel by)
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    Storyline

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    Andre-Louis Moreau is a nobleman's bastard in the days of the French revolution. Noel, the Marquis de Mayne, a nobleman in love with the Queen, is ordered to seek the hand of a young ingenue, Aline, in marriage. Andre also meets Aline, and forms an interest in her. But when the marquis kills his best friend Andre declares himself the Marquis's enemy and vows to avenge his friend. He hides out, a wanted man, as an actor in a commedia troupe, and spends his days learning how to handle a sword. When de Maynes becomes a spadassinicide, challenging opposing National Assembly members to duels they have no hope of winning, Andre becomes a politician to protect the third estate (and hopefully ventilate de Maynes). —Kathy Li
    • napolon bonaparte character
    • 18th century
    • swashbuckler
    • 1780s
    • france
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      • The Company that made "Quo Vadis" brings the world another spectacular romantic triumph!
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Approved
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    • Trivia
      Stewart Granger wore lifts in the film so he would appear to be the same height as his slightly taller co-stars Mel Ferrer, Henry Wilcoxon and Richard Anderson. Granger's height was often listed as 6'3" but it is widely believed he was actually 6'1".
    • Goofs
      The soldiers wear uniforms from the Napoleonic era, not the pre-Revolution period.
    • Quotes

      Andre Moreau: I fall in love constantly, indiscriminately! The effect is the same as if I never fell in love at all.

    • Connections
      Featured in Precious Images (1986)

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    One of MGM's Greatest adaptations.
    This is a movie milestone in my life.

    I have chosen this handle and this film to be my first review on this site because it was the very first film I ever watched.

    However my enjoyment was limited due to the fact that I was five days old at the time. This resulted in a rather poor grasp of the plot and an overall lack of excitement from beginning to end. The story goes that the day my twin brother and I were taken home from hospital after our birth, Scaramouche was the evening film on the BBC and we were given our baths completely oblivious to the movie gem we were being treated to on our first night in our new home.

    I personally do not remember this but I have been reliably informed that this is so.

    Over the years however, I have acquired a great passion for the films of the golden age and Scaramouche, although not the best of films, is definitely a classic.

    Stewart Granger plays Andre Moroe a free spirit, who's life has amounted to nothing more than his constant pursuit of fun and wealthy ladies in 17th Century France. However the murder of his closest friend, a revolutionist in the making, turns him into a man driven by revenge. However there is one tiny drawback as the man on whom he seeks vengeance is the best swordsman in France and Andre has never held a sword in his life. But he is determined to learn it's ways in order to meter out his terrible revenge.

    Immediately taking up lessons he wastes no time in becoming an expert fencer........about half an hour in fact.

    This however is for me the most entertaining part of the film as the student out-fences the teachers in a series of montage images. It also contains one of the best uses of the English Language I have ever seen on film....or maybe I'm just easily pleased.

    'if i can no longer be taught by the man who taught my enemy, then what is more fitting in a mad world,than to be taught by the man who taught the man who taught my enemy' Catchy eh?

    However all this time Moroe is evading the villain's men by hiding out in a circus of sorts where he has adopted the role of the masked Scaramouche.....the clown.

    It is at one of his performances where Moroe comes face to face with his friends killer and in true Hollywood fashion, they duel in and out of the shocked spectators hanging over perilous ledges and high theatre balconies and of course up and down grand staircases.

    Mel Ferrer is wonderful as the evil Demain and gives his role an almost Bond villain presence with his charm ans sophistication, and for love interest we have both Eleanor Parker and Janet Leigh (before she started taking showers) Yet for once Hollywood decided to put romance on the back burner and these two beauties, although great in the roles, have nothing more to do than parade around in cleavage inducing bodices, although that's fine with me. If this film is your cup of tea or not, it's worth watching for that alone.

    There are other aspects of the plot which I need not go into here except that they amount to the "he was my father which makes you my sister" scenario and when the unknown brother is revealed, you will be forgiven in thinking you had tuned into a period edition of EastEnders but despite all this is definitely worth the watch.

    Incidentally the final sword fight was the longest sword fight in movie history until Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta Jones fenced their way into the record books in The Mask of Zorro. They may now have the longest but Scaramouche still has the best.
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    • Release date
      • June 27, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Scaramouche, der galante Marquis
    • Filming locations
      • Château de Pierrefonds, Pierrefonds, Oise, France
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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