The Loves and Times of Scaramouche

The Loves and Times of Scaramouche
Directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Written by Tito Carpi
Enzo G. Castellari
Starring Michael Sarrazin
Music by Franco Bixio
Vince Tempera
Fabio Frizzi
Cinematography Giovanni Bergamini
Release dates
  • 1976 (1976)
Running time
95 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

Le avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche (internationally released as The Loves and Times of Scaramouche) is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari.

Plot

Along with his sidekick Whistle (Giancarlo Prete), Scaramouche (Michael Sarrazin) unwittingly becomes entangled in a plot to assassinate Napoleon - only to find himself the unlikely object of desire for Napoleon's lascivious new bride, the Empress Josephine (Ursula Andress).

Cast

Reception

The film was generally bad received by critics. According to New York Post's film critic Linda Gross the film is "a silly, slapstick spaghetti spoof of swashbuckling adventure movies".[1] Maurizio Cavagnaro defined the film as an "indigestible mess".[2]

See also

References

  1. Film review digest, Volume 2. Kraus-Thomson Organization, 1976.
  2. Maurizio Cavagnaro (24 January 1976). "Le avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche". Corriere Mercantile.
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