The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

142 mins | Drama, Action, Romance, TV Movie | Nov. 9, 1982

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

The Scarlet Pimpernel

142 mins | Drama, Action, Romance, TV Movie | Nov. 9, 1982

The Scarlet Pimpernel
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
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Edgar J. Scherick Associates
Original title The Scarlet Pimpernel
Directors Clive Donner
Writers Baroness Emmuska Orczy, William Bast

Cast

Anthony Andrews

as Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel

Jane Seymour

as Marguerite St. Just

Ian McKellen

as Chauvelin

James Villiers

as Baron de Batz

Eleanor David

as Louise

Malcolm Jamieson

as Armand St. Just

Denis Lill

as Count de Tournay

Ann Firbank

as Countess de Tournay

Richard Morant

as Robespierre

Julian Fellowes

as The Prince Regent

Timothy Carlton

as Count de Beaulieu

David Gant

as Fouquet

John Quarmby

as Ponceau

Carol MacReady

as Mme. Duval

Tracey Childs

as Suzanne

Joanna Dickens

as Aunt Lulu

Dominic Jephcott

as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes

Christopher Villiers

as Lord Anthony Dewhurst

Geoffrey Toone

as Marquis de St. Cyr

Sean Mathias

as Dispatcher

Daphne Anderson

as Lady Grenville

Tony Caunter

as Pochard

Nick Brimble

as Bibot

Athene Fielding

as Noblewoman

Mark Drewry

as Lord Timothy Hastings

Barrie Houghton

as Executioner

Kate Howard

as Countess de Beaulieu

Richard Charles

as The Dauphin

Iris Everson

as Duchess

Gabrielle Parker

as Marchioness

Derek Deadman

as Handler

Carolyn Pertwee

as Seamstress

Martine Copeland

as Annette

Martin Wyldeck

as Marquess

James Payne

as Jailor

David Rolfe

as 2nd Major Domo

Gordon Gostelow

as Duval