The Elusive Pimpernel
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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.
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David Niven
Percy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
Known for
The Pink Panther
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Margaret Leighton
Marguerite Blakeney
Known for
Under Capricorn
7 Women
Cyril Cusack
Chauvelin
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Jack Hawkins
Prince of Wales
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Arlette Marchal
Contesses de Tournai
Known for
Wings
Gérard Néry
Philippe de Tournai
Also in
The J3
Loves, Delights and Organs
Charles Victor
Colonel Winterbotham
Known for
The Prince and the Showgirl
49th Parallel
Danielle Godet
Suzanne de Tournai
Also in
Captain Fracasse
That Splendid November
Edmond Audran
Armand St. Juste
Known for
The Tales of Hoffmann
Eugene Deckers
Captain Merieres
Known for
The Restaurant
North West Frontier
David Oxley
Captain Duroc
Known for
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Bonjour Tristesse
Raymond Rollett
Bibot
Also in
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Gone to Earth
Emeric Pressburger Director · Michael Powell Director Baroness Emmuska Orczy Author
Worldwide gross $140K · Budget $480K · United States release April 17, 1954
Box office
Budget
$480,000
Worldwide gross
$140,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
London Films Productions
Production
The Archers
Production
London Film Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 7, 1950
Theatrical
United States · April 17, 1954
Theatrical
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