La Máscara de Scaramouche (1963) Directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
Adventure
aka: The Adventures of Scaramouche
Film Synopsis
Better known by his stage name Scaramouche, Robert Lafleur is one of the
sensations of his age. Not only is he a formidable actor, one with
a natural gift for making crowds swoon in response to his unwavering charm,
he is also an inveterate womaniser, the kind that cannot resist chasing after
any attractive young noblewoman than comes within his sights. Naturally
for a man of his seductive accomplishments, Scaramouche has his fair share
of enemies, but no one hates him with greater passion than the Marquis de
la Tour, who can never forgive him for forcing himself on his mistress, the
stunningly beautiful Madame de Popignan. Scaramouche has greater matters
to concern him when the Marquis de Souchil returns from Louisiana with his
goddaughter and announces to the world that he is the illegitimate son of
the Duke de Froissard...
Script: Lluís Josep Comerón, Jorge Illa, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Jacques Robert, Arturo Rígel, Guido Malatesta (story),
Rafael Sabatini (novel)
Cinematographer: Alejandro Ulloa
Music: Gregorio García Segura
Cast: Gérard Barray (Scaramouche),
Michèle Girardon (Diana - Souchil's ward),
Gianna Maria Canale (Suzanne),
Yvette Lebon (Alice),
Alberto de Mendoza (Roger),
George Rigaud (Duc de Lacoste),
Andrés Mejuto (Señor de Villancourt),
Gonzalo Cañas (Pierrot),
Irán Eory (Jacqueline),
Rafael Durán (Señor de Dubalon),
Rafael Bruguera (Marquis de Souchil),
Xan das Bolas (Gino),
Antonio Gradoli,
Fernando Montes,
Álvaro de Luna,
Santiago Ontañón,
Gustavo Re,
Ángel Álvarez,
José Leal,
Helga Liné
Country: France / Italy / Spain
Language: Spanish
Support: Color
Runtime: 98 min
Aka:The Adventures of Scaramouche
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