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70% Critic Match
The Scarlet Pimpernel
“Match courage with courage... meet cunning with cunning!”
7.0 / 10• 1934• 1h 37m•NR• English
DramaAdventure
Storyline
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.
Cast & Crew
Leslie Howard
Sir Percy Blakeney / The Scarlet Pimpernel
Lead
Merle Oberon
Lady Marguerite Blakeney
Raymond Massey
Chauvelin
Nigel Bruce
The Prince of Wales
Bramwell Fletcher
The Priest
Anthony Bushell
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
Joan Gardner
Suzanne de Tournay
Walter Rilla
Armand St. Just
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harold Young's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Scarlet Pimpernel is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
