The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934 · 1h 37m · Adventure, Drama · United Kingdom
Match courage with courage... meet cunning with cunning!
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.
Directed by
Harold YoungBased on the novel by
Baroness Emmuska Orczy6.5Smart score
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