To many The Scarlet Pimpernel is the inspiration behind our modern "hero behind the mask," movies. Set at the time of the reign of terror, just after the French Revolution, The Scarlet Pimpernel is a story about an English secret society determined to save their french friends from daily executions overseas. Twenty people gather together, renouncing the french oppression and vowing to do whatever they can to stop. The Scarlet Pimpernel is a play about heroism with personality and flair as the hero brings his own dandyish ways into all of his international exploits. Although the play did not fare well initially, it eventually gained a following and brought great success and material wealth to its creators. Many sequels were created after its release. There is something inherently attractive about a hero uses small red flowers to sign the messages he leaves for his enemies. This idea alone has been copied and parodied countlessly throughout modern film, cartoons, and television programs. Many of our modern heroes tend to have at least a few elements taken from the Pimpernel. This, in many ways, is a nice reprieve from the more serious version of the traditional literary hero. The Sca... [Read More]

Australia released, NTSC/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: During the time of the Reign of Terror, French aristocrats are being sent to the guillotine for the merest infraction. There is only one man who is seemingly able to save them, the Scarlet Pimpernel. He is really Sir Percival Blakeny but his true identity is known only to a very few. Acting effete and foppish in society, he's actually a dashing hero who personally rescues those he knows have been unjustly convicted. While in Paris, he meets and eventually marries the lovely stage actress Marguerite St. Just. His nemesis is Chauvelin, the head of state security, who will use any means, including threats to Marguerite's brother, to get the Pimpernel. For his part, Sir Percy's goal is to save the young Dauphin, heir to the French throne. ...The Scarlet Pimpernel

A foppish British aristocrat is ""The Scarlet Pimpernel,"" a masked hero who rescues innocent victims from the guillotine during the French Revolution.

Classic tales of love and loss based on the fiction of Henry James All the dramas and desires of late Victorian high society are on display in these vintage adaptations of the writings of Henry James. Romantic tales of love and loss unfold from the country houses of England to the drawing rooms of New York, from the palazzos of Venice to the art studios of London. Scoundrels and schemers collide with ingénues and admirers in the terribly intricate affairs of the heart. This enchanting anthology features a treasure trove of British actors, including Diana Rigg (The Avengers), Margaret Tyzack (Cousin Bette), Pamela Brown (Becket), Patricia Routledge (Hetty Wainthropp Investigates), Ian Ogilvy (I, Claudius), Anton Rodgers (Scrooge), and Jeremy Brett (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes). The hour-long dramas plumb the exquisite tensions of Henry James’s best-loved stories, including Washington Square, The Aspern Papers, and The Wings of the Dove, with a subtlety and nuance unmatched by more recent adaptations. DVD FEATURES INCLUDE Henry James biography and cast filmographies.

Sir Walter Scott's epic novel of timeless romance and knightly daring comes to life! The year is 1194. At long last, the noble knight Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Anthony Andrews) has returned from the Crusades to regain his title and win the hand of his beloved Lady Rowena (Lysette Anthony). But first, he must defeat a villainous alliance that seeks to steal the throne from its rightful king. Steeds thunder and blades clash as the battle rages! With an all-star cast, featuring Academy Award® nominee James Mason (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Verdict, 1982), Olivia Hussey and Sam Neill, this is Ivanhoe as you've never seen it.

Based on the classic adventure novels by Baroness Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1955) tells the story of Sir Percy Blakeney, Bart., who is a member of Prince Regent's court. His alter ego is "the Scarlet Pimpernel," a mysterious figure who rescues innocent prisoners in France and brings them to safety in England. Episodes included are The Hostage, Lady in Distress, Something Remembered, Sir Andrew's Fate, and Winged Madonna.

Blossom elegantly, this flower glows with the sparkling center from the crystal. Five scarlet pimpernel flowers create this gorgeous necklace. The flowers are made with double layers carving from jade and top with a colorful crystal to represent the pollen on the flower- segregated by crystal and jade beads between each flower.

Thrilling escapades of the disguised English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney are featured in a popular tale of intrigue and

A band of titled Englishmen, led by the Scarlet Pimpernel, assists condemned aristocrats in their escape to England during the Reign of

A band of titled Englishmen, led by the Scarlet Pimpernel, assist condemned aristocrats in their escape to England during the Reign of