Top billed cast

1. 

   Anthony Andrews

   Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel

2. 

   Jane Seymour

   Marguerite St. Just

3. 

   Ian McKellen

   Chauvelin

4. 

   James Villiers

   Baron de Batz

5. 

   Eleanor David

   Louise

6. 

   Malcolm Jamieson

   Armand St. Just

7. 

   Denis Lill

   Count de Tournay

8. 

   Ann Firbank

   Countess de Tournay

9. 

   Richard Morant

   Robespierre

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-04-19

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 one hope for those imprisoned, though, and that comes in the form of an enigmatic rescuer. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" is proving the bane of the lives of Robespierre (Richard Morant) and his government, so he details his national security chief Chauvelin (Ian McKellen) to discover his identity and make sure he goes und...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• french revolution
• 18th century
• scarlet pimpernel