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The Elusive Pimpernel
Foppish Sir Percy Blakeney, who secretly leads a double life as the daring rescuer of French aristocrats from the guillotine during the French Revolution, fights to save his brother-in-law while his wife is manipulated by the villainous Chauvelin into helping capture him, unaware of her husband's true identity.
Cast
- David Niven as Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
- Margaret Leighton as Marguerite Blakeney
- Cyril Cusack as Chauvelin
- Jack Hawkins as Prince of Wales
- Arlette Marchal as Contesses de Tournai
- Gérard Néry as Philippe de Tournai
- Charles Victor as Colonel Winterbotham
- Danielle Godet as Suzanne de Tournai
- Edmond Audran as Armand St. Juste
- Eugene Deckers as Captain Merieres
- David Oxley as Captain Duroc
- Raymond Rollett as Bibot
Details
- Director
- Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
- Released
- November 7, 1950
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Studio
- London Films Productions and The Archers
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.0 / 10 from 10 votes
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