When Andre-Louis witnesses the murder of his best friend by an arrogant aristocrat he swears to avenge his death.
His ensuing adventures involve hair-raising duels, romance, treachery and shocking family secrets..
Forced to flee his hometown after stirring up revolutionary fervour in the citizens, he falls in with a travelling theatre company and disguises himself as the character of the wily rogue Scaramouche.
When Andre-Louis witnesses the murder of his best friend by an arrogant aristocrat he swears to avenge his death