Released:
1950-11-07

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Adventure, Drama, Romance

• 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