The Scarlet Pimpernel
1999, Series, 540 min, Adventure, Drama, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 70
A series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set in 1793 during the French Revolution. It stars Richard E. Grant as the hero, Sir Percy Blakeney, and his eponymous alter ego. The first series also starred Elizabeth McGovern as his wife Marguerite and Martin Shaw as the Pimpernel's archrival, Paul Chauvelin. Robespierre was played by Ronan Vibert. It was filmed in the Czech Republic and scored by a Czech composer, Michal Pavlíček.
Directed by Patrick Lau, Simon Langton, Edward Bennett, Graham Theakston
Cast
- Richard E. Grant as The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Ronan Vibert as Robespierre
- Gerard Murphy as Planchet
- Ron Donachie as Mazzarini
- Jonathan Coy as The Prince of Wales
- Milton Johns as Fisher
- John McEnery as Sir William Wetherby
- Beth Goddard as Suzanne de Tourney
- Anthony Green as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
- Martin Shaw as Chauvelin
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