The Scarlet Pimpernel

2h 22min

Action

Drama

Romance

TV Movie

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's marriage to her may endanger the Pimpernel's plans to save the little Dauphin

Cast

Anthony Andrews

Anthony Andrews

Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel
Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

Marguerite St. Just
Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Chauvelin
James Villiers

James Villiers

Baron de Batz
Malcolm Jamieson

Malcolm Jamieson

Armand St. Just
Denis Lill

Denis Lill

Count de Tournay
Ann Firbank

Ann Firbank

Countess de Tournay
Richard Morant

Richard Morant

Robespierre
Julian Fellowes

Julian Fellowes

The Prince Regent
Timothy Carlton

Timothy Carlton

Count de Beaulieu
David Gant

David Gant

Fouquet
Carol MacReady

Carol MacReady

Mme. Duval
Dominic Jephcott

Dominic Jephcott

Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
Christopher Villiers

Christopher Villiers

Lord Anthony Dewhurst
Geoffrey Toone

Geoffrey Toone

Marquis de St. Cyr
Sean Mathias

Sean Mathias

Dispatcher
Daphne Anderson

Daphne Anderson

Lady Grenville
Athene Fielding

Athene Fielding

Noblewoman
Mark Drewry

Mark Drewry

Lord Timothy Hastings
Barrie Houghton

Barrie Houghton

Executioner
Kate Howard

Kate Howard

Countess de Beaulieu
Richard Charles

Richard Charles

The Dauphin
Gabrielle Parker

Gabrielle Parker

Marchioness
Carolyn Pertwee

Carolyn Pertwee

Seamstress
David Rolfe

David Rolfe

2nd Major Domo

Release date

9th Nov 1982

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English