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      The Elusive Pimpernel

      1950 1 hr. 49 min. Adventure List
      Reviews 83% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score During the French Revolution, Englishman Sir Percy Blakeney (David Niven) dons an outlandish disguise to become the Scarlet Pimpernel, and rescues doomed French aristocrats from the guillotine, sneaking them to safety in London. To protect his secret identity, Percy acts as a coward and a fool around his fellow English noblemen. When Percy's brother-in-law, Armand St. Just (Edmond Audran), is taken prisoner in France, it's up to the Scarlet Pimpernel to rescue him. Read More Read Less

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      MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin By slowing down the pace, adding unnecessary complications to the plot, and providing some prolonged, lavish but tasteless court scenes, the quality of excitement which should carry the film is quite lost. Jan 31, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis During the French Revolution, Englishman Sir Percy Blakeney (David Niven) dons an outlandish disguise to become the Scarlet Pimpernel, and rescues doomed French aristocrats from the guillotine, sneaking them to safety in London. To protect his secret identity, Percy acts as a coward and a fool around his fellow English noblemen. When Percy's brother-in-law, Armand St. Just (Edmond Audran), is taken prisoner in France, it's up to the Scarlet Pimpernel to rescue him.
      Director
      Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English