THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1982)

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• Release Year: 1982
• Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
• Plot: The swashbuckling classic comes to rip-roaring life in this lavish production, filled with breathless romance and derring-do! In the eyes of high society, Sir Percy Blakeney (Brideshead Revisted's Anthony Andrews) is a typical fop, surrounded by adoring ladies and clueless gentry. However, he is also a master of disguise and bears an infamous secret identity: the Scarlet Pimpernel, dashing and fearless rescuer of victims of the French Revolution! Sir Percy also falls head over heels for the beautiful Marguerite (Somewhere in Time's Jane Seymour) who is also wooed by the villainous Paul Chauvelin (The Lord of the Rings' Ian McKellen), Robespierre's Chief Agent for the Committee of National Security. Suave, stylish and utterly irresistible, this dazzling adventure is sure to capture your heart!
• Cast: Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen, James Villiers, Eleanor David, Malcolm Jamieson, Denis Lill, Anne Firbank, Richard Morant, Julian Fellowes, Timothy Carlton, David Gant, John Quarmby, Gordon Gostelow, Carol MacReady, Tracey Childs, Joanna Dickens, Dominic Jephcott, Christopher Villiers, Geoffrey Toone, Sean Mathias, Daphne Anderson, Tony Caunter, Nick Brimble, Athene Fielding, Mark Drewry, Barrie Houghton, Kate Howard, Richard Charles, Preston Lockwood, Iris Everson, Gabrielle Parker, Derek Deadman, Carolyn Pertwee, Martine Copeland, Martin Wyldeck, Clive Donner
• Director: Clive Donner
• Runtime: 2:22
• Company: London Film Productions Ltd
• Media Format: Movie