| Release Date: | Jan 1963 |
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| Genre: | Adventure |
| Runtime: | 98 min |
| Cast: | Patrick McGoohan (Dr. Christopher Syn / the Scarecrow) George Cole (Mr. Mipps / Hellspite) Tony Britton (Simon Bates) Michael Hordern (Squire Thomas Banks) Geoffrey Keen (General Pugh) Kay Walsh (Mrs. Waggett) Eric Pohlmann (King George111) Patrick Wymark (Joseph Ransley) Alan Dobie (Mr. Frank Fragg - Prosecutor) Sean Scully (John Banks / The Curlew) Eric Flynn (Lt. Philip Brackenbury) David Buck (Harry Banks) Percy Herbert (Dover Castle Jailer) Robert Brown (Sam Farley) Jill Curzon (Katharine Banks) Mark Dignam (The Bishop) Gordon Gostelow (Ben) Bruce Seton (Beadle) Allan McClelland (2nd Jailer) Richard O'Sullivan (George Ransley) |
A poor 18th century English coastal farming community survives the King's ruinous taxes thanks to a smuggling ring created by its masked leader called the Scarecrow. The ring's success leads King George to order the Royal Army's General Pugh to capture and execute the ringleaders. It is a battle both of wits and action that the Scarecrow must win to save not only his own life but those of the men he leads while keeping the vital smuggling operation running.
