Synopsis
Foppish Sir Percy Blakeney, who secretly leads a double life as the daring rescuer of French aristocrats from the guillotine during the French Revolution, fights to save his brother-in-law while his wife is manipulated by the villainous Chauvelin into helping capture him, unaware of her husband's true identity.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Emeric PressburgerWriter
- Michael PowellDirector
- Emeric PressburgerDirector
- Michael PowellWriter
Cast
- David NivenPercy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
- Margaret LeightonMarguerite Blakeney
- Cyril CusackChauvelin
- Jack HawkinsPrince of Wales
- Arlette MarchalContesses de Tournai
- Gérard NéryPhilippe de Tournai
- Charles VictorColonel Winterbotham
- Danielle GodetSuzanne de Tournai
- Edmond AudranArmand St. Juste
- Eugene DeckersCaptain Merieres
- David OxleyCaptain Duroc
- Raymond RollettBibot