Overview:
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| Status: | Released (1982-11-09) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | William Bast, Baroness Emmuska Orczy |
| Productions: | Edgar J. Scherick Associates |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 26659: Anthony Andrews - Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
- 10223: Jane Seymour - Marguerite St. Just
- 1327: Ian McKellen - Chauvelin
- 39066: James Villiers - Baron de Batz
- 71249: Eleanor David - Louise
- 1568365: Malcolm Jamieson - Armand St. Just
- 129452: Denis Lill - Count de Tournay
Crews
- 134418: Baroness Emmuska Orczy - Novel - Writing
- 33513: Clive Donner - Director - Directing
- 36116: William Bast - Teleplay - Writing
- 1258653: David Conroy - Producer - Production
- 1020428: Nick Bicât - Music - Sound
- 1258652: Mark Shelmerdine - Executive Producer - Production
- 66105: Peter Tanner - Editor - Editing
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This is adapted from two of the Baroness Orczy's books as we head to an 18th century Paris where the terror is in full swing and the newly empowered citizenry are beheading aristocrats left, right and centre. Even Louis XVI and his Queen Marie Antoinette have been spliced. There is o ....
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