

Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters

David Niven
Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney

Margaret Leighton
Marguerite Blakeney

Cyril Cusack
Chauvelin

Jack Hawkins
Prince of Wales

Arlette Marchal
Contesses de Tournai

Gérard Néry
Philippe de Tournai

Charles Victor
Colonel Winterbotham

Danielle Godet
Suzanne de Tournai

Edmond Audran
Armand St. Juste

Eugene Deckers
Captain Merieres

David Oxley
Captain Duroc

Raymond Rollett
Bibot
Director & Crew
Michael Powell
Director
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The Elusive Pimpernel was directed by Michael Powell and released in 1950.
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The Elusive Pimpernel has a runtime of 1 hours and 49 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1950-11-07
- Budget
- $0.5M
- Box Office
- $0.1M
- Status
- Released