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The Elusive Pimpernel

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A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.

Release Date : 1950-11-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : London Films ProductionsThe Archers

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

David Niven

Character Name : Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney

Original Name : David Niven

Gender : Male

Margaret Leighton

Character Name : Marguerite Blakeney

Original Name : Margaret Leighton

Gender : Female

Cyril Cusack

Character Name : Chauvelin

Original Name : Cyril Cusack

Gender : Male

Jack Hawkins

Character Name : Prince of Wales

Original Name : Jack Hawkins

Gender : Male

Arlette Marchal

Character Name : Contesses de Tournai

Original Name : Arlette Marchal

Gender : Female

Gérard Néry

Character Name : Philippe de Tournai

Original Name : Gérard Néry

Gender : Male

Charles Victor

Character Name : Colonel Winterbotham

Original Name : Charles Victor

Gender : Male

Danielle Godet

Character Name : Suzanne de Tournai

Original Name : Danielle Godet

Gender : Female

Edmond Audran

Character Name : Armand St. Juste

Original Name : Edmond Audran

Gender : Male

Eugene Deckers

Character Name : Captain Merieres

Original Name : Eugene Deckers

Gender : Male

David Oxley

Character Name : Captain Duroc

Original Name : David Oxley

Gender : Male

Raymond Rollett

Character Name : Bibot

Original Name : Raymond Rollett

Gender : Male

Philip Stainton

Character Name : Jellyband

Original Name : Philip Stainton

Gender : Male

John Longden

Character Name : The Abbot

Original Name : John Longden

Gender : Male

George De Warfaz

Character Name : Baron

Original Name : George De Warfaz

Gender : Male

Arthur Wontner

Character Name : Lord Grenville

Original Name : Arthur Wontner

Gender : Male

Richard George

Character Name : Sir John Coke

Original Name : Richard George

Gender : Male

David Hutcheson

Character Name : Lord Anthony Dewhurst

Original Name : David Hutcheson

Gender : Male

Robert Coote

Character Name : Sir Andrew ffoulkes

Original Name : Robert Coote

Gender : Male

Patrick Macnee

Character Name : Hon. John Bristow

Original Name : Patrick Macnee

Gender : Male

Terence Alexander

Character Name : Duke of Dorset

Original Name : Terence Alexander

Gender : Male

Richmond Nairne

Character Name : Beau Pepys

Original Name : Richmond Nairne

Gender : Male

Howard Vernon

Character Name : Comte de Tournai

Original Name : Howard Vernon

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-12-27

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 if she will agree to help him. She just happens to be married to the foppish "Sir Percy", but is he so useless as his persona suggests? Niven is on quite good form in this; there is enough intrigue to keep it moving along well and Leighton can always be relied upon to deliver competently (even if this is far from her best effort). It's not the best Powell & Pressberger film, but it is still a polished adventure with a soupçon of humour as we head to an exciting last fifteen minutes. Perhaps not as good as Leslie Howard's 1934 iteration, but Niven looks like he enjoyed making it and I enjoyed watching it, too.