The Scarlet Pimpernel

Synopsis

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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Key crew

• Clive DonnerDirector

Cast

• Anthony AndrewsSir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Jane SeymourMarguerite St. Just
• Ian McKellenChauvelin
• James VilliersBaron de Batz
• Eleanor DavidLouise
• Malcolm JamiesonArmand St. Just
• Denis LillCount de Tournay
• Ann FirbankCountess de Tournay
• Richard MorantRobespierre
• Julian FellowesThe Prince Regent
• Timothy CarltonCount de Beaulieu
• David GantFouquet

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