Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
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“A bold man lives a double life... by day, a country parson... by night, a phantom smuggler!”
English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
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Cast
22 people
Patrick McGoohan
Dr. Christopher Syn / The Scarecrow
Known for
Braveheart
Escape from Alcatraz
George Cole
Mr. Sexton Mipps / Hellspite
Known for
Cleopatra
Mary Reilly
Tony Britton
Simon Bates
Known for
The Day of the Jackal
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Michael Hordern
Squire Thomas Banks
Known for
Shōgun
Where Eagles Dare
Geoffrey Keen
General Pugh
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Kay Walsh
Mrs. Waggett
Known for
Oliver Twist
Stage Fright
Eric Pohlmann
King George III
Known for
The Return of the Pink Panther
Mogambo
Patrick Wymark
Joseph Ransley
Known for
Where Eagles Dare
Repulsion
Alan Dobie
Mr. Frank Fragg - Prosecutor
Known for
White Mischief
Sean Scully
John Banks / The Curlew
Also in
The Prince and the Pauper
Pacific Drive
Eric Flynn
Lt. Philip Brackenbury
Also in
Empire of the Sun
The Caesars
David Buck
Harry Banks
Known for
The Lord of the Rings
The Mummy's Shroud
James Neilson Director · Robert Westerby Screenplay Russell Thorndike Author
United States release December 22, 1963 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Walt Disney Studios
Production
Walt Disney Productions
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 6, 1963
Theatrical
United States · December 22, 1963
Theatrical
United States
February 9, 1964 · TV
France
August 11, 1965 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 29, 1965 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 6, 1969 · Theatrical
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