The Scarlet Pimpernel
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During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower), snatches French aristos from the jaws of the guillotine, while posing as the foppish Sir Percy Blakeney in society. Percy falls for and marries the beautiful actress Marguerite St. Just, but she is involved with Chauvelin and Robespierre, and Percy
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Edited by Peter TannerShot by Dennis C LewistonScored by Nick BicatDesigned by Tony Curtis
Also known as
- Das scharlachrote Siegelde
- La pimpinela escarlataes
- La primula rossait
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46 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Anthony Andrews
as Sir Percy Blakeney
Jane Seymour
as Marguerite St. Just
Ian Mckellen
as Chauvelin
James Villiers
as Baron de Batz
Eleanor David
as Louise
Malcolm Jamieson
as Armand St. Just
Denis Lill
as Count de Tournay
Ann Firbank
as Countess de Tournay
Richard Morant
as Robespierre
Julian Fellowes
as The Prince Regent
Timothy Carlton
as Count de Beaulieu
David Gant
as Fouquet
Supporting cast
25John Quarmby
as Ponceau
Carol Macready
as Mme. Duval
Tracey Childs
as Suzanne
Joanna Dickens
as Aunt Lulu
Dominic Jephcott
as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
Christopher Villiers
as Lord Anthony Dewhurst
Geoffrey Toone
as Marquis de St. Cyr
Sean Mathias
as Dispatcher
Daphne Anderson
as Lady Grenville
Tony Caunter
as Pochard
Nick Brimble
as Bibot
Athene Fielding
as Noblewoman
Mark Drewry
as Lord Timothy Hastings
Barrie Houghton
as Executioner
Kate Howard
as Countess de Beaulieu
Richard Charles
as The Dauphin
Preston Lockwood
as Duke
Iris Everson
as Duchess
Gabrielle Parker
as Marchioness
Derek Deadman
as Handler
Carolyn Pertwee
as Seamstress
Martine Copeland
as Annette
Martin Wyldeck
as Marquess
David Rolfe
as 2nd Major Domo
Gordon Gostelow
as Duval
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