The Elusive Pimpernel
(1950)
Overview
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.
Directors
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Top Billed
David Niven
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CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10April 4, 2022
David Niven takes on the mantle of Baroness Orczy's hero in this classy but a little lightweight take on the escapades of the "Scarlet Pimpernel". Hugely successful at smuggling doomed artisto's from under the nose of the Reign of Terror, the French authorities charge "Chauvelin" (Cyril Cusack) to track down the culprit. He has some leverage with the new and glamorous "Lady Blakeney" (Margaret Leighton) and so offers her the life of her brother i… read the rest.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$480,000
Revenue
$140,000