The Scarlet Pimpernel

Based On the book by Emma Orczy

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1934 British adventure film starring Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, and Raymond Massey. It was directed by Harold Young and produced by Alexander Korda. Based on the 1905 play by Baroness Orczy and Montagu Barstow and the 1905 adventure novel by Orczy, the film is about an 18th-century English aristocrat (Howard) who leads a double life, passing himself off as an effete aristocrat while engaged in a secret effort to rescue French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror. Howard's portrayal of the title character is often considered the definitive portrayal of the role.

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Release date:

1934

Director:

Harold Young

Cast:

Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce, Melville Cooper

Genre:

Adventure, Drama, Swashbuckler

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1934 in adaptations