Product Details

• Actors: Patrick McGoohan, George Cole, Tony Britton, Michael Hordern, Geoffrey Keen
• Directors: James Neilson
• Writers: Robert Westerby, Russell Thorndike
• Producers: Bill Anderson, Hugh Attwooll, Walt Disney
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Ent
• VHS Release Date: November 18, 1986
• Run Time: 129 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (114 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630170780X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,002 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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85 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Disney.....you're killing me!!!!, August 4, 2004

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Lynn Hawk "CLR102174" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (DVD)

I was anxiously awaiting Scarecrow to be released on DVD when I received notice from Amazon that it was not coming out yet. I re-read the email 5 times because I was sure I was reading wrong. And yes, I'm heartbroken. I have a old, old, old tape of the Scarecrow that I recorded back in the 1980's directly from TV. After all these years, the sound and picture are awful, I think it's dry rotted by now. This is an absolutely fantastic movie, Patrick McGoohan is awesome. The Scarecrow is a very important part of my childhood. Come on Disney, I'm desperate here! Stop torturing me and release it on DVD!!!

50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! A Nov. 11 2008 release!, February 20, 2008

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Paul J. Mular (San Carlos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (DVD)

From the official Disney Press Release:

Disney Treasures Wave 8
Dr. Syn, The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
November 11, 2008

"Dr Syn, Alias the Scarecrow," which first aired as three separate episodes on Disney's weekly TV show under the title "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh," was edited for theatrical releases in England and the U.S. This DVD set includes all three of the original TV episodes plus the theatrical version of the film that was released in England.

Here is the link to the new Treasures DVD release:
Dr Syn-Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Disney Delays Dr. Syn (again), August 2, 2004

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Numorean - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (DVD)

Dr. Syn was one of the greatest of the World of Disney films, in the same league as Davey Crocket, but Disney keeps refusing to release it on DVD. This is the second time that the release date for Dr. Syn has been pushed back. First it was scheduled for November 2003, then Aug 2004, now it is May 2005. Speculation on the internet suggests that current Disney management does not want an old made for TV release to compete with their new films (Home on the Range is due out in September) because it makes their new movies loook bad (which they have been lately). Hey Eisner, who do you think that you are fooling?? If Disney continues to rest upon their laurels, then they should at least release the movies that their laurels were originally based on.