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The Scarlet Pimpernel

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"Match courage with courage... meet cunning with cunning!"

Duration

1h 37m

Release

20 Dec 1934

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Overview

18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.

Plot

A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.

Cast

Leslie HowardMerle OberonRaymond Massey

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10Rotten Tomatoes: 90%

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Director

Harold Young

Writers

Baroness Emmuska OrczyAlexander KordaMontagu Barstow

Awards

1 win

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