Scaramouche |  | Director: George Sidney
Actors: Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker, Mel Ferrer, Henry Wilcoxon
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  60 reviews
Sales Rank: 4523
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 115 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 65710
ISBN: 079077481X
UPC: 012569571020
EAN: 9780790774817
ASIN: B000096IBJ
Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 1952
Release Date: July 1, 2003
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| • | 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 |
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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
Product Description
Scaramouche is the secret identity of a hero fighting for independence in the French Revolution.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: NR
Release Date: 1-JUL-2003
Media Type: DVD
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 60
 "As Quick with His Sword as His Tongue." January 9, 2010
EddieLove (NYC, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The underrated star Stewart Granger enjoys what may be his finest hour in this unique, swashbuckling, comic romance. He rattles off reams of comic patter as effortlessly as he bandies his epee. He also has some physical comedy turns as well, and here as elsewhere he's always lively yet subtle. Would he'd starred in features MGM gave to less talented stars. ("Cough. Robert Taylor! Cough.")
If the film (story?) has a flaw it's that the audience is ultimately expected to jettison our affection for the effervescent Eleanor Parker in favor of Janet Leigh, lovely though not at her most engaging.
Justly revered for it's swordplay, this gorgeous, colorful production deserves greater appreciation.
 Sorry, even the swordfight was bland January 6, 2010
Rita Reader
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had read how this was built up as one of the best six minute swordfights on film, so I thought it would be interesting. In my husband's words, "these guys couldn't TOUCH Basil Rathbone and Danny Kaye." Watch the "Court Jester" if you want that. Then, let's get to the story. Hero is a classic smarmy rake who likes to shovel the flowery composte as the women swoon. Elenor Parker's character was great, and the fact that the rake uses her unrepentantly before he decides to marry the perfect little virgin (Janet Leigh) in the end made me want to barf. Especially unbelievable was this woman scorned gleefully waving to the married couple in the end as if to say, 'ah, go, be happy for I am not good enough for him." In what universe would that happen? More than likely little Janet would have found some deadly night shade in her wine as the acting troupes wagons slipped out of town. Still it is classic MGM swashbuckling, great costumed film with some witty dialogue. Thus the two stars.
 LIBERTY, DARING, FARCE, AND SUPERB SWORDPLAY November 22, 2009
Geary A., Jones
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Stuart Granger and Mel Ferrer were terrific in this laudable version of Rafael Sabatini's sumptuous swashbuckler. Only THE BLACK SWAN with Tyrone Power ever came close to the spectacular swordfighting sequences in this film, add Janet Leigh, and Eleanor Parker at the height of their beauty, and allure and magic ensued. On top of the excellent cast, the music and cinematography were quite outstanding. One of the very best in the genre.
Scaramouche October 18, 2009
T. Forster (Victoria, Australia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Love Stuart Granger. What a Hunk of a man! As like all his movies they are not to be missed. I wish I could get more but alot of the ones I want are not available. Glad to have this in my collection it is a must see even if you don't like hunky men like him. Me I wish all men were like him and Howard Keel they were MEN!
 Older movie February 2, 2009
Constance V. Griffin
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This now my favorite. I felt it was a little slow, but if I had watched it 20 years ago it would have seem more up to date. My husband enjoyed it.
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