The Scarlet Pimpernel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-11-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

142 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (3280 Reviews)

Director:

Clive Donner

Genres:

Romance Drama Action

Cast:

Anthony Andrews Jane Seymour Ian McKellen James Villiers

Writer:

William Bast (teleplay)

Baroness Emmuska Orczy (novels)

Fullplot:

During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French aristos from the jaws of the guillotine, while posing as the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney in society. Percy falls for and marries the beautiful actress Marguerite St. Just, but she is involved with Chauvelin and Robespierre, and Percy's marriage to her may endanger the Pimpernel's plans to save the little Dauphin.

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