The Elusive Pimpernel

Foppish Sir Percy Blakeney, who secretly leads a double life as the daring rescuer of French aristocrats from the guillotine during the French Revolution, fights to save his brother-in-law while his wife is manipulated by the villainous Chauvelin into helping capture him, unaware of her husband's true identity.

Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Cast: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Cyril Cusack, Jack Hawkins, Arlette Marchal, Gérard Néry, Charles Victor, Danielle Godet

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