I was one of the lucky ones that was able to buy it when it came out but i feal that disney needs to leave its petty prejiduces behind and get out of the vault and put this movie on dvd and a lot of there other great old movies. But he is also a notorious smuggler who uses his illgotten gains to benefit his impoverished village. He, as many of you know, was both a longtime business associate and very close friend. And so began the hardtoforget theme song to the scarecrow of romney marsh. I will never forget the time my wife and i sat with him at his breakfast table at his beautiful home in pacific palisades. Syn, alias the scarecrow patrick mcgoohan george cole tony britton 1962 english vicar dr. Outwardly, he is the model of upstanding citizensh. Syn, alias the scarecrow aka the scarecrow of romney marsh all rights belong to the walt disney corporation uk release date. His favorite film is the adventures of buckaroo banzai across the 8th dimension. Syn, alias the scarecrow 1963 the movie database tmdb.
Syn on video, the film has since reached cult status and survives as one of mcgoohans great performances. Bottom line this is a great classic piece of filmtelevision history and defiantly earns a spot. Syn patrick mcgoohan becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart king george iiis taxmen. It was directed by sam pillsbury based on the 1963 horror novel by new zealand author ronald hugh morrieson. The reverend doctor christopher syn is the smuggler hero of a series of novels by russell. Syn, alias the scarecrow 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. Simon lack, elsie wagstaff, peter welch, james neilson. Patrick did his last interview, ever, for disneys dvd release of dr. Syn, alias the scarecrow 1962 cast and crew english vicar dr. This disney 2 dvd collection, the scarecrow of romney marsh tells the story of a late 1700s robin hood, dr. Syn, the local village vicar by day, and the scarecrow, a frightening masked smuggler by night, robbing ships and thwarting the kings men. Christopher syn became the basis for the 1962 disney production see below. Syn alias the scarecrow the scarecrow of romney marsh is impossible to obtain from disney itself or from any legitimate retailer only three weeks after its release.
This disney drama, originally broadcast as a threepart tv episode, tells the story of a vicars double life. The scarecrow of romney marsh walt disney treasures limited edition tin scarecrow. I was one of the lucky ones that was able to buy it when it came out but i feal that disney needs to leave its petty prejiduces behind and get out of the vault and put this movie on. Syn legend, from his origins in literature through walt disneys film version. Syn, alias the scarecrow that was released theatrically in 1963 overseas and in 1975 stateside. I began this project in july 2000, and worked at it, on and off, until january 2003.
Supposedly set in 1780, though internal details point to c. A largely forgotten but excellent disney adaptation of russel thorndikes historical stories of dr syn, by day a quiet and godfearing local vicar. Belgium flemish title literal english title the man with two faces. The series was later repackaged as a feature filmnow titled dr. Patrick mcgoohan, george cole, tony britton, kay cole, alan dobie, eric flynn. Outwardly, he is the model of upstanding citizenship and loyalty to an oppressive british government. A member of the disney movie club has to be really on the ball to buy dvds either right away or as a preorder. The first, doctor syn 1937, featured noted actor george arliss in the title role and was its stars last film. Contrary to rumours that this is secondstring american new wave, this pacinohackman doublehander is a freewheeling masterpiece.
All you have to do is have a netflix account and add it to your queue. There have been 3 films made with the doctor syn character. Congratulations to valkyrie films on making this classic piece of disney. Syn, the local village vicar by day, and the scarecrow, a frightening masked smuggler by. Syn, alias the scarecrow, the featurelength film created from the tv episodes for release in england. Welcome to the scarecrow of romney marsh costume page. A very entertaining adventure film about an 18thcentury smuggler and his masked gang marauding near the white cliffs of dover in southern england. Syn, alias the scarecrow the scarecrow of romney marsh 1963 dvd 2disc set. Syn, alias the scarecrow film theatrical version of the scarecrow of romney marsh television episodes. The scarecrow of romney marsh was produced as a television miniseries by walt disney in 1964 and starred patrick mcgoohan. Think againits actually walt disneys the scarecrow of romney. They are doctor syn 1937, captain clegg 1962, and the scarecrow of romney marsh 1963.
Alias the scarecrowand played on television a number of times over the course of the 1970s. At the 1973 cannes film festival, the film won the equivalent of the palme dor of later years, the grand prix du festival international du film, shared with the hireling directed by alan bridges. It also won best noneuropean film at denmarks 1974 bodil awards. With patrick mcgoohan, george cole, tony britton, michael hordern.
Syn, alias the scarecrow the title of the theatrical film released in 1963, aka the scarecrow of romney marsh the title of the three television episodes broadcast in 1964. Disneys scarecrow of romney marsh and again as night creatures from hammer house. The scarecrow of romney marsh walt disney treasures. The scarecrow of romney marsh also known as doctor syn, alias the scarecrow is a threepart adaptation of russell thorndykes first doctor syn adventure, made for walt disneys wonderful world of color in 1964. Syn makes its longawaited dvd debut in both its 3episode format and its feature film version titled dr. Syn, alias the scarecrow is full of mcgoohans slyness and crackling dialogue, full of plotting and trickery.
Syn alias the scarecrow 1963 part 1 opening credits. Originally a threepart television series chopped together into one featurelength film, the movie version doesnt lose much of the appeal of the full version, nor is it. Jul 26, 2012 then, to his surprise, he found there were actually likeminded individuals who were kind enough to visit the site. I am eternally grateful for his work, his legacy and his friendship.
Yes, this fantastic walt disney production spanned two eras of childhood, living on in not only repeated television reruns, but also as an edited down featurelength film, dr. Syn, doctor syn, captain clegg, smuggling in kent, day of syn, terry anthony, st. Probably the best known is the walt disney film made of the character which starred patrick mcgoohan in the title role, known either as the scarecrow of romney marsh or dr syn, alias the scarecrow. Great family entertainment with patrick mcgoohan danger man, the prisoneras dr syn. The swashbuckling dr syn aka the scarecrow is as great a masked righter of wrongs as zorro, batman and the rest of them.
One night a girl is slain in the woods of a small town, two teenagers, sam and les, inadvertently cross the killers path while robbing the hens of. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of dr. The film alone had several national and international theatrical releases in. Then one day he was asked by the retroist himself to come write for one of the most awesome sites on the internet.
Although basic by todays standards the quality of the film both visually and aurally is more than adequate and carries the story extremely well. The scarecrow is a 1982 new zealand film, also known as klynham summer in america. A tale of the romney marsh is the first in the series of. Son of doctor syn, scarecrow of the romney marsh, dr. Our next entry in the forgotten disney series covers a fan favorite among many disney geeks 1964s dr. Syn, alias the scarecrow the scarecrow of romney marsh 1963 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Syn, alias the scarecrow aka the scarecrow of romney marsh. Extract from a television showing circa 1990 of the early 1960s film starring patrick mcgoohan and many other british character actors of the time.
Finding his parish flock taxed into poverty, a country vicar secretly organizes a rebellion against the kings dr. In eighteenth century england, the mysterious masked rider known as the scarecrow patrick mcgoohan leads a rebel band to save the town of romney marsh from king george iiis eric pohlmanns oppression and naval press gangs. The rest of the cast was solid, too, as was the historical detailing, and the costumes and scenery were nicely done. Its the kind of swashbuckler where people listen at door cracks or from behind walls, pretend to be sleeping when the guards come checking and the villains get to say great juicy lines like fail meand you are finished. Syn, alias the scarecrow 1962 cast and crew moviefone. Syn, alias the scarecrow the scarecrow of romney marsh. The scarecrow is a 20 animated short film and advertisement by the american restaurant chain chipotle mexican grill. Syn, alias the scarecrow 1963 james neilson on allmovie this disney drama, originally broadcast as a.
In 1973, roger ebert gave it three stars, comparing the story to. Walt disneys thrilling threepart adventure was produced for his wonderful world of color weekly tv show and aired. Syn, alias the scarecrow with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Syn, alias the scarecrow the scarecrow of romney marsh 1963 dvd. Mipps, and geoffrey keen as his nemesis, the unprincipled general pugh. Syn the scarecrow of romney marsh dvd remains a disney classic and holds up well 50 years after its initial tv run. His battle against the british soldiers, even the king himself is a legendary tale, portrayed by patrick mcgoohan who recently passed away. Christopher syn by day and the fearsome scarecrow of romney marsh by nightis wonderfully portrayed by the great actor patrick macgoohan. Syn alias the scarecrow for me even though there wasnt anything he hated more. It starred parick mcgoohan as the title character, george cole as his number two mr. The scarecrow of romney marsh 1964 dvd region 1 us.
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