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Feature film — 1982

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)

6.82h 22mRomance — TV Movie — Adventure

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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A high-signal pick with 53 votes.

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Director: Clive Donner

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Cast & crew

Anthony Andrews as Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel

Anthony Andrews

Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel

Jane Seymour as Marguerite St. Just

Jane Seymour

Marguerite St. Just

Ian McKellen as Chauvelin

Ian McKellen

Chauvelin

James Villiers as Baron de Batz

James Villiers

Baron de Batz

Eleanor David as Louise

Eleanor David

Louise

Malcolm Jamieson as Armand St. Just

Malcolm Jamieson

Armand St. Just

Denis Lill as Count de Tournay

Denis Lill

Count de Tournay

Ann Firbank as Countess de Tournay

Ann Firbank

Countess de Tournay

Richard Morant as Robespierre

Richard Morant

Robespierre

Julian Fellowes as The Prince Regent

Julian Fellowes

The Prince Regent

Timothy Carlton as Count de Beaulieu

Timothy Carlton

Count de Beaulieu

David Gant as Fouquet

David Gant

Fouquet

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