Top billed cast

1. 

   David Niven

   Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney

2. 

   Margaret Leighton

   Marguerite Blakeney

3. 

   Cyril Cusack

   Chauvelin

4. 

   Jack Hawkins

   Prince of Wales

5. 

   Arlette Marchal

   Contesses de Tournai

6. 

   Gérard Néry

   Philippe de Tournai

7. 

   Charles Victor

   Colonel Winterbotham

8. 

   Danielle Godet

   Suzanne de Tournai

9. 

   Edmond Audran

   Armand St. Juste

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-04

David Niven takes on the mantle of Baroness Orczy's hero in this classy but a little lightweight take on the escapades of the "Scarlet Pimpernel". Hugely successful at smuggling doomed artisto's from under the nose of the Reign of Terror, the French authorities charge "Chauvelin" (Cyril Cusack) to track down the culprit. He has some leverage with the new and glamorous "Lady Blakeney" (Margaret Leighton) and so offers her the life of her brother if she will agree to help him. She just happens to be married to the foppish "Sir Percy", but is he so useless as his persona suggests? Niven is on qui...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$480,000.00

Revenue
$140,000.00

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