Scaramouche (novel) Scaramouche (novel) Scaramouche is an historical novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1921. A romantic adventure, "Scaramouche" tells the story of a young lawyer during the French Revolution. In the course of his adventures he becomes an actor portraying "Scaramouche" (a roguish buffoon character in the "commedia dell'arte"). He also becomes a revolutionary, politician, and fencing-master, confounding his enemies with his powerful orations and swordsmanship. He is forced by circumstances to change sides several times. The book also depicts his transformation from cynic to idealist. The three-part novel opens with the memorable line: "He was born with a gift
The Loves and Times of Scaramouche "a silly, slapstick spaghetti spoof of swashbuckling adventure movies". Maurizio Cavagnaro defined the film as an "indigestible mess". The Loves and Times of Scaramouche The Loves and Times of Scaramouche (Italian:"Le avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche") is a 1976 comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. 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). "The Loves and Times of Scramouche" was released on March 17, 1976. The film