The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

 Cast: Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews
, Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour
, Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
, James Villiers
James Villiers
, Eleanor David
Eleanor David
The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

 Cast: Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews
, Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour
, Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
, James Villiers
James Villiers
, Eleanor David
Eleanor David

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Overview

Swordplay, secret messages, and the rustle of ballroom finery make this 1982 adaptation of The Scarlet Pimpernel a gala bash. Anthony Andrews heads the cast as English nobleman Sir Percy Blakeney, a conceited but amusing fop in the drawing rooms of British high society. But beneath his veneer of lacy impertinence is a man of bravado and derring-do. In disguise, he becomes the Pimpernel -- ta-da! -- and steals into France to rescue aristocrats condemned to the guillotine during the French Revolution. After each rescue, he leaves behind a scarlet pimpernel, a flower whose petals close at the approach of stormy weather. He also uses a signet ring engraved with a scarlet pimpernel to identify himself on the sealing wax of letters to compatriots. It is all jolly-good intrigue. Because he cloaks his schemes in great secrecy, not even his new wife Marguerite (Jane Seymour) realizes he is anything more than an innocuous dandy. Frustrated, the French send the ruthless Chauvelin (Ian McKellen) to England to serve as ambassador and ferret out the elusive Pimpernel. In a plot that ensnares Marguerite and closes the Pimpernel's petals, Chauvelin finally confronts his clever adversary, and it's en garde -- parry and thrust!

Product Details

Release Date: 04/30/2013
UPC: 0054961893195
Original Release: 1982
Rating: NR
Source: RLJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 2:16:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Anthony Andrews Sir Percy Blakeney
Jane Seymour Marguerite Blakeney
Ian McKellen Chauvelin
James Villiers Baron de Batz,Lord Anthony Dewhurst
Eleanor David Louise
Malcolm Jamieson Armand
Dennis Lili Count de Tournay
Richard Morant Robespierre
Julian Fellowes The Prince Regent
Timothy Carlton Count de Beaulieu
David Gant Fouquet
John Quarmby Ponceau
Gordon Gostelow Duval
Carol Macready Mme. Duval
Tracey Childs Suzanne
Joanna Dickens Aunt Lulu
Dominic Jephcott Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
Geoffrey Toone Marquis de St. Cyr
Sean Mathias Dispatcher
Daphne Anderson Lady Grenville
Tony Caunter Pochard
Nick Brimble Bibot
Mark Drewry Lord Timothy Hastings
Barrie Houghton Executioner
Kate Howard Countess de Beaulieu
Richard Charles The Dauphin
Preston Lockwood Duke
Derek Deadman Handler
Martin Wyldeck Marquess
Ann Firbank Countess de Tournay
Robert Cobert Composer
Nick Bicât Composer

Technical Credits
Clive Donner Director
Mark Shelmerdine Executive Producer
David Conroy Producer
William Bast Screenwriter
Rose Tobias Shaw Casting

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Scarlet Pimpernel
1. Paris, 1792
2. Armand and Marguerite
3. Enemy of the Republic
4. Return to England
5. The De Tournay Family
6. The Wedding
7. His Highness's Garden Party
8. Blackmail
9. Grenville's Ball
10. The Library at Midnight
11. Rescue Plans
12. Noblesse Oblige
13. Mont St. Pierre
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