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.
Cast & crew
Michael PowellDirector
Emeric PressburgerDirector
David NivenPercy "Scarlet Pimpernel" Blakeney
Margaret LeightonMarguerite Blakeney
Cyril CusackChauvelin
Jack HawkinsPrince of Wales
Arlette MarchalContesses de Tournai
Gérard NéryPhilippe de Tournai
Charles VictorColonel Winterbotham
Danielle GodetSuzanne de Tournai
