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Korda Classics: The Scarlet Pimpernel

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on BBC Two England

starring
Leslie Howard Merle Oberon
Raymond Massey
1792: the height of the French Revolution. As aristocrats and others are led to the guillotine, a mysterious stranger and his followers carry on a rescue operation - whisking them to England and safety. But who is the man, known only as the 'Scarlet Pimpernel', and how long can he continue? This version of BARONESS ORCZY'S novel is regarded as a classic British movie.
Screenplay by ROBERT E. SHERWOOD SAM BERMAN , ARTHUR WIMPERIS and LAJOS BIRO
Produced by ALEXANDER KORDA Directed by HAROLD YOUNG
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Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Howard
Unknown:
Merle OBEron
Unknown:
Raymond Massey
Unknown:
Robert E. Sherwood
Unknown:
Sam Berman
Unknown:
Arthur Wimperis
Produced By:
Alexander Korda
Directed By:
Harold Young
Sir Percy Blakeney:
Leslie Howard
Lady Blakeney:
Merle OBEron
Chauvelin:
Raymond Massey
Prince of Wales:
Nigel Bruce
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes:
Anthony Bushell
Suzanne de Toumay:
Joan Gardner
Priest:
Bramwell Fletcher
Armand St Just:
Walter Rilla
Countess de Tournay:
Mabel Terry-Lewis
Count de Tournay:
0. B. Clarence
Robespierre:
Ernest Milton
Source: Radio Times

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