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Director:
Writers:
William Bast (teleplay)
Baroness Emmuska Orczy (novels)
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Release Date:
9 November 1982 (USA) more
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Plot:
During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (a humble wayside flower)... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Excellent rendition of a wonderful tale more (66 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
142 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:PG | Australia:G (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (cable rating)

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Trivia:
John Quarmby worked two weeks. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the Scarlet Pimpernel is helping the family to escape in the coffins, the man gets into the coffin on the right. When the coffins are reopened, the man emerges from the coffin on the left. And if you watch really closely, you'll see the mother and son's coffin is reversed head to foot. more
Quotes:
Sir Percy: Ceased? I will love her to the day I die. That is the tragedy. more
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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent rendition of a wonderful tale, 5 March 2006
9/10
Author: Anjean from Los Angeles

I have loved this movie since I was a child, but even more so now having re-watched it after reading the two books it is based upon. Anthony Andrews perfectly captures the dual nature of Sir Percy - the lazy eyelids, drawly voice, and then the flashes of passion when alone with Marguerite. His appearance is always impeccable, and his disguises are always extremely good but still true to what he would have been able to accomplish at that time.

The script manages to flawlessly interweave the plot of "The Scarlet Pimpernel" and "Eldorado", the two Orczy books on which it is based (both revolving around the Scarlet Pimpernel). The resulting story allows for wonderful character development, especially between the three main characters. Ian McKellan wonderfully captures Chauvelin's zeal and nervousness, with the added bonus of seeing more of his background with Marguerite and Sir Percy.

I have never seen any of the other version of The Scarlet Pimpernel, but as this one is so good I feel I do not need to even bother. Even without knowing the story or reading the two books, it stands on its own merit as a wonderfully entertaining film, which might just as easily have been made for the big screen as for TV.

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