Scaramouche
May 08 1952
•2h 50m
•Adventure, Romance
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Cast
See allStewart Granger
Andre Moreau
Eleanor Parker
Lenore
Janet Leigh
Aline de Gavrillac de Bourbon
Mel Ferrer
Noel, Marquis de Maynes
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