Adventure ·Drama ·Family · United Kingdom · 1963 · 1h 38m

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow

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Director
James Neilson
Cast
Patrick McGoohan as Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow George Cole as Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite Tony Britton as Simon Bates Michael Hordern as Squire Thomas Banks Geoffrey Keen as General Pugh Kay Walsh as Mrs. Waggett
Crew
Paul Beeson — Director of Photography Peter Boita — Editor Carlo Martelli — Original Music Composer Gerard Schurmann — Original Music Composer Robert Westerby — Screenplay Russell Thorndike — Novel
Tagline

A bold man lives a double life... by day, a country parson... by night, a phantom smuggler!

Synopsis

English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.

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Mood & Themes
smuggling (contraband)scarecrowbritish armytaxesoppressionpress gang
Key Collaborators
James Neilson Director Paul Beeson Director of Photography Peter Boita Editor Carlo Martelli Original Music Composer Gerard Schurmann Original Music Composer Robert Westerby Screenplay Russell Thorndike Novel William Buchanan Novel Walt Disney Producer Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
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