18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.
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Morland GrahamTreadle, Treadle the tailor
Brember WillsDoman (uncredited)
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GoodWatch score 64December 20, 1934 · 1 h 37 min · NR
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In the United States, The Scarlet Pimpernel streams on HBO Max, YouTube TV, Criterion, FlixFling, and TCM, and it is free with ads on Fandango at Home Free and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and FlixFling. It also streams in 4 other countries.
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 7.3).
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
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