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Scaramouche

film by Sidney [1952]
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Scaramouche, American romantic adventure film, released in 1952, that was based on the 1921 novel of the same name by Rafael Sabatini. It is widely considered a definitive cinematic swashbuckler and features Stewart Granger in one of his greatest roles: the master swordsman Andre Moreau, also known as the clown Scaramouche. The film takes place in 18th-century France right before the French Revolution. Queen Marie-Antoinette asks master swordsman Noel, the Marquis de Maynes (played by Mel Ferrer), to discover the identity of a controversial pamphleteer called Marcus Brutus. The Marquis finds the culprit and expertly kills him with his sword. ...(100 of 288 words)

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