Scaramouche

May 8, 1952

1h 50m

★ 7.0

The Company that made "Quo Vadis" brings the world another spectacular romantic triumph!

Overview

In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

Genres

Adventure

Romance

Production Companies

Loew's Incorporated

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Scaramouche Trailers

Cast

Andre Moreau

Stewart Granger

Lenore

Eleanor Parker

Aline de Gavrillac de Bourbon

Janet Leigh

Noel, Marquis de Maynes

Mel Ferrer

Chevalier de Chabrillaine

Henry Wilcoxon

Marie Antoinette

Nina Foch

Philippe de Valmorin (Marcus Brutus)

Richard Anderson

Gaston Binet

Robert Coote

Georges de Valmorin

Lewis Stone

Isabelle de Valmorin

Elisabeth Risdon

Michael Vanneau

Howard Freeman

Fabian

Curtis Cooksey

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5.7

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5.6

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0.0

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6.9

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6.7

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0.0

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6.6

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7.2

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7.1

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6.7

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6.8

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6.4

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6.7

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7.5

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6.6

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7.2

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7.3

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0.0

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5.4

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