The Elusive Pimpernel
★ 5.91950109 minReleased
The Elusive Pimpernel
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.
Top 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
Gérard Néry
As Philippe de Tournai
Charles Victor
As Colonel Winterbotham
Danielle Godet
As Suzanne de Tournai
Edmond Audran
As Armand St. Juste
Eugene Deckers
As Captain Merieres
Genres
Adventure | Drama | Romance
Director
Michael Powell
Budget / Revenue
$0.5M / $0.1M
Production Companies
London Films Productions | The Archers.
