To the person who posted this : thank you from the bottom of my heart. We had to read the scarlet pimpernel in 10th grade (12 years ago). I had the best teacher and I remember her enacting this story like it was yesterday. She was the reason I learnt English. She passed away few years ago when she was still young. This is one story that is dear to my heart. Live on in our hearts, Mrs. Lily Mary.
I do so love this movie. We saw it by accident when I was a kid; we tried to rent Home Alone 3 and got this movie instead. I couldn't have asked for a more fortuitous accident.
We all loved this movie ... My mother & my children it is one of our Classic favorites & we adored Anthony Andrews ... We lost one of my sons at 35 who absolutely loved films & knew all Trivia from old Classics to new movies .... He would enact scenes & quote dialogues at the drop of a hat .... Everyone adored him .. Today watching this (after a while) had me hearing his constant comments & pointers not to miss a scene or certain dialogue our favorite the library scene .... Oh it's been such a pleasure ... Enjoyed the movie as the print is good too .
Fun fact: the guy who plays the Count de Beaulieu (for those not listening closely, he's the aristo being saved in this snippet of the movie) is Timothy Carlton, aka Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch, aka Benedict Cumberbatch's dad! I found this out a couple months ago and thought that was the coolest thing EVER.
Even if we hadn't known it was Timothy Carlton from the credits, I still reckon I could have picked him as Benedict Cumberbatch's dad just by looking at him - talk about a spitting image, the apple sure didn't fall far from that tree!
"I think that the guillotine was too harsh for the aristocrats." ...Actually, what's ironic about the Guillotine becoming the symbol of the Reign of Terro's bloodshed that is that it was actually designed as a more humane method to deal with aristocrats. While hanging could take up to an hour or an axeman could need 20 swings to get it done, the Guillotine was quick and painless. But because there is this giant, menacing device with a huge blade, it had become of threatening symbol of violence.
I just finished the book today and I absolutely loved it. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I'm wanting to watch it soon (when I get the chance.) I'm glad to know this is on here, though, so thanks for putting this on!
While I love the Leslie Howard version, this is my favorite Pimpernel adaptation. Andrews is just so wonderfully over the top, and I love seeing the courtship of Percy and Marguerite. Thanks for uploading!
The meaning of "Sink Me" - Sink me!: English curse, especially popular amoung sailors. Short for "Sink me to the devil!". "Odd's fish" - Od: A shortened form of "God". Used interjectionally and in minced oaths, such as "Odd's fish".
EEEEEEEKK!!!! Thanks you SOOOOOO MUCH for uploading these!!! The Scarlet Pimpernel is one of my top favourite books, and this is SO exciting to watch it as a movie!!
Thank You SO Much for uploading this! I REALLY enjoy British movies / plays. . . . . . . .but this movie especially! I have it on VHS some place, have to add to my collection by adding it as a dvd.
I remember the night this movie first aired on CBS, and I have always loved it. Anthony Andrews does an amazing job, and Jane Seymour? Well, what man could not agree that she was the "most beautiful woman in France." Malcom Jamieson is great, and Sir Ian McKellan? Well, I have yet to see him in something where I didn't like him, but this was the first time I ever saw him and his Chauvelin was the perfect adversary for Anthony Andrews' Sir Percy.
I love how Percy is a man of disguises! There needs to be more men like Percy. I love him very much and he's so brave too. I think Lord Anthony is pretty cute if I must say :3 .
Leslie Howard was the best Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) and Merle Oberon the best Marguerite. Anthony Andrews has similar looks as Leslie Howard and portrayed the part in the same way/style as Howard. Leslie Howard was involved in getting fugitives fleeing Hitler out of Europe. He made a movie about those activities: Pimpernel Smith
I have searched high and low for this movie for years online on Netflix, Amazon and even video stores. NOBODY seemed to have it. How did you find this?????
hey it's Tracey Childs who played Suzanne...she is so beautiful here (every bit as charming as Marianne in Sense and Sensibility) even as a gal myself I find her lovely :)
Thanks! We used this movie to help students understand the French Revolution. You have made an excellent online production. Newer students will appreciate this.
+William Burton: Are you really a teacher? Do you really think a fictive romantic story set during the french revolution woul teach students to understand the revolution. Ever heard about 'politics' or history books?
We could use a mess of Percy s in the US. Without jobs, things could get ugly pretty fast. I wouldn't want to see anything happen to Leon Panetta, he's a great guy.
I love this version of the S.P. I've seen the 1930's version and the 1990's version, but I liked this one the best. The 30s version was a bit slow, while the 90's version didn't seem to have the humor of this version. The 90's version of Sir Percy didn't seem like as much of a fop compared to this version. Not that the others were bad; they weren't. This was just the best.
Saw this in history, and I thought it was going to be another boring History movie. I was SOOO wrong. At first it was a little boring, but towards the end. WOW!
I read the book....IT ROCKS!!! However, I don't know enough prominent French history as to know WHY the people were killing the aristocrats.(and dont say the French Revolution, that's quite vague)
Continued: Also, if you want to know about another extremely counter-intuative method of ending a life, call your local humane society, and tell them you have a seriously injured squirrel and you need to know the most humane, painless way to put it down. You'll never guess what they'll tell you but it is, in fact, the best method. I learned this one the hard way as a lifeguard on a beach where kids would throw rocks at birds and, if they broke a wing, we'd have to put them out of their misery.
holy shit dude, thanx!!! i got switched into honors english 2 and i have to read the book by tomorrow. well now, the "reading" wont be so bad!!! lol XD
@daseclipse You should watch the Leslie Howard version. He played Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind. It's 1939 and in black and white. His is of course the best acting, but for the time period, the rest of the actors don't do too poorly. Considering this is a remake, this version is VERY good, but I'm partial to Leslie Howard's version.
Know it's a movie, but at 3:39 they got the wood for those 'pine boxes' at Home Depot. Plywood (in that form) wasn't invented until 1905. Just saying. Liked the 1934 version.
Produced by Tony Curtis? I wish the wealthy landowners in France could see what they were doing before the starvations began. Measured how much they could spend to help the US rebels.
