The Elusive Pimpernel (1950 film)
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Not to be confused with The Elusive Pimpernel (novel).
For the 1919 film, see The Elusive Pimpernel (1919 film).
The Elusive Pimpernel is a 1950 British period adventure film by the British-based director-writer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. It was released in the United States under the title The Fighting Pimpernel. The picture stars David Niven as Sir Percy Blakeney (a.k.a. The Scarlet Pimpernel), Margaret Leighton as Marguerite Blakeney and features Jack Hawkins, Cyril Cusack and Robert Coote. Originally intended to be a musical, the film was re-worked as a light-hearted drama.
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The Elusive Pimpernel (The Fighting Pimpernel) | |
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Directed by | Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
Written by | Baroness Orczy (novels) Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
Produced by | Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
Starring | David Niven Margaret Leighton Jack Hawkins Cyril Cusack Robert Coote |
Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
Edited by | Reginald Mills |
Music by | Brian Easdale |
Production company | |
Distributed by | British Lion Films |
Release dates | 6 February 1950 (UK) 17 April 1954 (NYC) 1955 (US general) |
Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £477,000[1][2] |
Box office | £133,354 (UK)[3] |
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