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The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Miniseries)

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Original title

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Year

1999

Running time

540 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Patrick Lau, Simon Langton, Edward Bennett, Graham Theakston

Screenwriter

Richard Carpenter, Matthew Hall, Alan Whiting, Rob Heyland. Novel: Baroness Emmuska Orczy. Book: Baroness Emmuska Orczy

Cast

Music

Michal Pavlícek, Mike Moran

Cinematography

Simon Kossoff, Peter Greenhalgh, John Hooper, Lukas Strebel

Producer

BBC, London Films, A&E Television Networks, A+E Networks, Space Films

Genre

TV Series. Adventure | TV Miniseries. 18th Century. French Revolution

Synopsis

TV miniseries. 3 episodes. French Revolution, 1795. The time of terror is at its peak. By order of Robespierre (Ronan Vibert) and his ruthless Chief of Police Chauvelin (Martin Shaw), innocent aristocrats, peasants and priests are executed in the Guillotine. But someone challenge their power: the scarlet pimpinela, a mysterious character who is dedicated to saving innocent from the claws of the revolution. Suspecting that Pimpinela is actually an English aristocrat, Chauvelin is sent to London to investigate. There you will find Marguerite Blakeney (Elizabeth McGovern), a young French actress who was her first love and who is now the wife of the apparently frivolous Sir Percy Blackney (Richard E. Grant). Chauvelin blackmail to Marguerite to get with his help tend a trap to the mysterious character.

Awards: 2000: Nominated for BAFTA TV Awards: Best Production Design

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The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Miniseries)

1999

Patrick Lau ...

6.4

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