The Scarlet Pimpernel DVD 1998 / Directed by Patrick Lau / Starring: Richard E. Grant, Elizabeth McGovern, Martin Shaw

UPC 5055019500701

MADE IN EU

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: English 2.0

TOTAL RUNTIME: 90 MINUTES

English Summary:

France, 1793. The terror of the French Revolution is at its height. Citizen Robespierre, along with his ruthless henchman Chauvelin, keep the tumbrils busy carrying the innocent to the guillotine. But there is one man who dares to . re oa il |
defy the revolutionaries... THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL.

In this first film of the series, suspecting that the Pimpernel is an English aristocrat, Chauvelin (Martin Shaw) is sent to England to discover the identity of the mystery man. Once there, Chauvelin meets his former lover, the beautiful French actress Marguerite (Elizabeth McGovern), who is
a married to a foppish English aristocrat. Marguerite reluctantly gives Chauvelin information to find the elusive Pimpernel and has unwittingly betrayed him.

In this first of the series, The Scarlet Pimpernel finds himself in the thick of murder, double dealing, intrigue and passion.

Cast 

• Stuart Fox as Monsieur Jouvin
• Sarah Berger as Madame Jouvin
• Dalibor Sipek as The Dauphin
• Suzanne Bertish as La Touraine
• Jonathan Coy as Prince of Wales
• Richard E Grant as Sir Percy Blakeney
• Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Marguerite Blakeney
• Anthony Green as Sir Andrew Foulkes
• Beth Goddard as Lady Suzanne Foulkes
• Jerome Willis as Baron Valdemar
• Martin Shaw as Chauvelin
• Ron Donachie as Mazarini
• Gerard Murphy as Planchet
• Ronan Vibert as Robespierre
• Winter Uhlarik as Cecile
• Karel Roden as Figaro
• Bryce Engstrom as Gaston
• Philip Fox as Auctioneer
• Stephen Churchett as Doorman
• Christopher Fairbank as Fumier