This film was playing, a first run, when I was on call at the hospital. No way to record it back then unless you were wealthy and could afford a VCR, LOL. I bought the book to see what happened. I read another classic, and another. Then I took a literature class, and another. A BA and two MAs later, I teach English. It's brought me more joy than medicine did. This film changed the course of my life.
I absolutely love this unique sword fight. No music, no acrobatics, no dramatic camera work, just two competent swordsmen locked in a passionate duel. It just feels a little more real to me than a lot of sword fights seen in movies.
"if you care to look out of that window you will see my own men standing guard" "sink me, so they are, but then if you care to look out of that window" lol too funny. LOVE that part!
"They seek him here, they seek him there Those Frenchies seek him everywhere Is he in heaven? Or is he in hell? My own, elusive Pimpernel." "Sink meh! The ladies a *slight pause* poet!" Oh the perfection of Sir Percival Blakeney
I read this book-the abridged version when I was 12 as part of our English syllabus and always thought of Marguerite and Percy as the perfect couple. Antony Andrews and Jane Seymour brought them to life-their chemistry is amazing
Sink meh... this was awesome! I first saw it probably 20 years ago and after that I watched it many many times on VHS until the tape got ruined. I was surprised I am still able to quote lines from it after all these years.Not to mention that poem.... Sink meh.. i must have a good memory! lol
2:56 The look of pure joy on Andrew’s face is infectious!! His smile is adorable!! Ian and him must’ve had so much fun shooting that scene!! 4:37 The irony in that line is hilarious mainly because Ian himself is British!(I think🤔)
Thanks for sharing. I loved this film when I first saw it about 15 years ago and it has been the first time in about 5 years since I have seen it. Has brought back some great memories. Cheers
Thnak you so much for uploading this!!!!!!! This my all time favorite version of The Scarlet Pimpernel!. Anthony Andrews is a genius and Ian McKella does an amazing job as Chauliven!
I adored this movie and the version of Ivanhoe that Sir Anthony did about the same time when I was growing up. I LOVE the fashions of this time period, and the history, and the fencing, and ALL of the actors! Jane was so beautiful and Anthony played Sir Percy so incredibly well. And then what can I say but Ian played the perfect villain always a step behind...
Love, Love, LOVE IT! "Oh Pray Tell...Nothing's more Romantic...than the Scarlet Pimpernel" Lol! A True Romantic Classic, they don't make it like this anymore ;) Thanks so much for uploading it!
I too, must add my thanks for posting this. What a wonderful adventure. I have enjoyed it immensely. I shall refrain from saying, " Sink Meh ". Or not. Again, my thanks.
Chauvelin: "Oh english men and their STUPID sence of fair play" Percy: "Exactly so my dear Chauvelin...which is why i think in your case..fair play.. to leave your faith in the hands of Robespear and his comitie" Wow, Percy is really a true gentleman
Thanks for sharing! I remember first seeing this as a pre-teen and thinking this was the most romantic movie I had ever seen. For me, before there was Lois Lane and Clark Kent/Superman, there was Marguerite and Sir Percy/The Scarlet Pimpernel!
leslie Howards PIMPERNEL SMITH too my mind is magnificent take off. his version of the scarlet pimpernell is also marvelous HOWEVER this seies top drawer great acting.
Thank you, cozypillowx, for uploading this version of Scarlet Pimpernal. It is an absolute favourite, and I wish I could get a DVD for myself, but it is very hard to get. I just love it. Thanks again!
jajaja....I guess that's the new adquisition...this was wonderful, I can not remember when was the last time that I had such a greatime! Thank you so much for sharing this with us...I really enjoy it! Huray for Sir Percy and the league of the Scarlet Pimpernel!!!!so...sink me!
I watched part of this in my junior english class but now i've seen the whole thing thank you so much for uploading it we never had the chance to watch the whole thing through this is one of my favorite movies :)
Love the stock footage of the sailing ship. And I love that you actually get a real sword fight. And I love that so many people love this movie as much as I do!! You should see the 1990 made-for-tv version of The Phantom of the Opera.
This is definitely my favorite version that I have seen. While the Leslie Howard one is nice, I don't feel anything for the characters. This version actually makes me care. While I don't dislike the Howard version, in my opinion this one is superior.
Just so you know, i know they rescue the dauphin in the movie, but since this is based on a true story that took place during the french revolution the prince really was kept in a french, prison but he was never rescued. He died in prison.
2:57. Haha, love the smile on his face right there. Like, "Huh? He's actually not that bad," xD I've wanted to see or read The Scarlet Pimpernel for years but the name always escaped me. After this wonderful film, I will not be forgetting the name anytime soon, and you can bet I'm reading the books.
Chauvelin: He is too handsome! And that swordplay is so sissy. I prefer somebody more primeval that old fashion brawl of basic instincts ... Peter Jackson: Wait a moment ...
"Ha ha, ya ain't got a chance! I'm the hero of this picture and you always know what happens to the villain" "So what's to know(sword fight while Melissa screams at every sword sound effect).
Beautiful movie, the 2 major actors excellent. And Jane was made for this movie. To me, even the climatic sword fight looks well done. How does it compare with movie sword fights generally? Any experts out there?
"A gentleman always removes his coat!" Guess that proves Chauvelin is no gentleman. Also, it seems a little odd that Armand's disguise actually worked. The guards must not have noticed that his eyes are a different color than Chauvelin's.
This film was playing, a first run, when I was on call at the hospital. No way to record it back then unless you were wealthy and could afford a VCR, LOL. I bought the book to see what happened. I read another classic, and another. Then I took a literature class, and another. A BA and two MAs later, I teach English. It's brought me more joy than medicine did. This film changed the course of my life.
I love the line, "I'd never dream of depriving you of your moment of triumph. Alas, a moment was all I could spare." Great sense of humor!
This is and always will be my favorite adaptation of The Scarlet Pimpernel. I haven't seen this since I was a kid... I'm 43 now. Great, great, great!
I absolutely love this unique sword fight. No music, no acrobatics, no dramatic camera work, just two competent swordsmen locked in a passionate duel. It just feels a little more real to me than a lot of sword fights seen in movies.
I remember thinking the same thing when I first watched the movie.
+TonyWildRiver Not a “sword fight” chap, they were fencing. Thumbs-Up #19 I am though. They did use swords in The Princess Bride though.
Unlike Erik and Charles, there is nothing between these two but hate and Uncle Ian is playing it very well.
Sink me, this movie is amazing.
"Alright bruv, whatcha do ova da weekend?"
"Sink me, I perused RUclips and found a fine movie. Now, onward, my good fellow, the public house awaits."
I love Anthony Andrew😍😍😍😍😍
A great movie Anthony Andrews is such a great actor wish he had made more of this type of movie.
I have always loved this portrayal of the main character! Such style!
Y, Agreed. I've seen most of the film versions of this tale, and this is among the best.
"I'm suprised...you didn't notice those ill fitting uniforms but then fashion wasn't your forte!" AHAHAHAHA
"if you care to look out of that window you will see my own men standing guard"
"sink me, so they are, but then if you care to look out of that window" lol too funny. LOVE that part!
At 2:10, the footage of the Daydream was borrowed from the 1950's movie The Elusive Pimpernel
Percy: "But then, fashion was never your forte..." *taps cravat* "...Was it?"
Me: *erupts into a fit of giggles*
OWNED!!!
BURN!
Best classical movie ever
Sink Meh
"They seek him here, they seek him there
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere
Is he in heaven?
Or is he in hell?
My own, elusive Pimpernel."
"Sink meh! The ladies a *slight pause* poet!"
Oh the perfection of Sir Percival Blakeney
I love this movie so much. Can't believe I am still loving this movie over 30 years.
I read this book-the abridged version when I was 12 as part of our English syllabus and always thought of Marguerite and Percy as the perfect couple. Antony Andrews and Jane Seymour brought them to life-their chemistry is amazing
I remember watching this in my 8th grade English class. I was completely enthralled! It’s still one of my favorite movies 22 years later!
Sink meh... this was awesome! I first saw it probably 20 years ago and after that I watched it many many times on VHS until the tape got ruined. I was surprised I am still able to quote lines from it after all these years.Not to mention that poem.... Sink meh.. i must have a good memory! lol
I love how he always gets in the bit about Chauvelin's cravat xD
What a shame - Percy posing as Chauvelin? Bound to be brilliant!!! Thanks so much for posting this great movie!
2:56 The look of pure joy on Andrew’s face is infectious!! His smile is adorable!! Ian and him must’ve had so much fun shooting that scene!!
4:37 The irony in that line is hilarious mainly because Ian himself is British!(I think🤔)
He is😊
A wonderful, traditional adventure movie, and quite a treat if you like the books. There are some changes but the spirit from the books are there.
I bought a DVD of it by the way, thanks toy the upload here on youtube.
I love this movie, when I need to feel better I just watch it,what a great pick me upper!
i agree :)
Thanks for sharing. I loved this film when I first saw it about 15 years ago and it has been the first time in about 5 years since I have seen it. Has brought back some great memories. Cheers
Thnak you so much for uploading this!!!!!!! This my all time favorite version of The Scarlet Pimpernel!. Anthony Andrews is a genius and Ian McKella does an amazing job as Chauliven!
Uncle Ian was born to play villains.
One of my all time favourite movies. Thank you for uploading. The quality of the picture has made all the difference!!! Merci.
I adored this movie and the version of Ivanhoe that Sir Anthony did about the same time when I was growing up. I LOVE the fashions of this time period, and the history, and the fencing, and ALL of the actors! Jane was so beautiful and Anthony played Sir Percy so incredibly well. And then what can I say but Ian played the perfect villain always a step behind...
MUST....CONTROL.... IMPULSE....TO..QUOTE....CATCHPHRASE....
MUST..CONTROL.....
"Sink Meh!"
Dammit...
I failed.
Odds Fish, Fellow!
It's 'Think me'. Not 'Sink me'.
OH MY GAWD!! I love the look on Percy's face after she finishes the poem!!!
Jesus Almighty!- I'm in love!
Omg that was great I loved the way he said "sink meh" his fake accent is priceless XD
I saw this movie when it first premiered on TV in the 80's and it's been one of my favorites ever since!! Thanks so much for uploading.
Thanks! Really enjoyed this! Anthony Andrews is so lovely in this! So great to see something romantic.....Loved the fencing scene!
"This was a role I was loth to play" Just now I'm realizing Marguerite married a fellow actor in Sir Percy lol!
MissJJoan it’s L O A T H E , darling...
@@stewie40 Actually, it is *loath*.
I love it when Percy introduces the soldiers, haha.
That's gotta be humiliating
Such a wonderful film. Can watch it again and again. Bravo!
"Sink me! So they are...but then, if you would care to look out of THAT window" AH!! Love it!! XD
Love, Love, LOVE IT! "Oh Pray Tell...Nothing's more Romantic...than the Scarlet Pimpernel" Lol! A True Romantic Classic, they don't make it like this anymore ;) Thanks so much for uploading it!
I too, must add my thanks for posting this. What a wonderful adventure. I have enjoyed it immensely. I shall refrain from saying, " Sink Meh ". Or not. Again, my thanks.
Chauvelin: "Oh english men and their STUPID sence of fair play"
Percy: "Exactly so my dear Chauvelin...which is why i think in your case..fair play.. to leave your faith in the hands of Robespear and his comitie"
Wow, Percy is really a true gentleman
I love the way Marguerite's face lights up at 0:10. :D
"Sink meh, the lady's a poet"
Gotta love Percy (l)
Such a brilliant film.. and shows what English class has above all the rest of the world.. Rule Britannia..!!!
Style, my boy, it's style, don't you see, that brings out the gentle from the man. Got to give the others a sporting chance, what?
"Sink Meh" That is a great Percy quote.
Thank you so much for uploading! My favorite version 😃
Odds Fish My Dear The Scarlet Pimpernel is a great film.
Thanks for sharing! I remember first seeing this as a pre-teen and thinking this was the most romantic movie I had ever seen. For me, before there was Lois Lane and Clark Kent/Superman, there was Marguerite and Sir Percy/The Scarlet Pimpernel!
leslie Howards PIMPERNEL SMITH too my mind is magnificent take off. his version of the scarlet pimpernell is also marvelous HOWEVER this seies top drawer great acting.
Wonderful! I never thought I would be able to find a movie I loved as much as my favorite book...Fantastic!
I think I only saw this movie once on TV, when I was a kid (I´m 52 now). It got stuck in my head all this years!
Sink me, it is amazing! I love this movie, such class, great acting and swordsmanship!
Every time I watch it, I love it more! Thank you so much for posting this. :)
Thank you so much for uploading the movie. This was one of my favorites when I was younger and I haven't seen it for YEARS. :-)
I LOVE this fencing scene!
Loved this movie when it first came out, and since then my wife and I have watched it more than a dozen times.
I still awh and ooh every time I watch this movie :)
This was FABULOUS! My new favourite movie! Thank you so much for uploading!! :-D
In mouvies like this it is very importent to have a good mean actor and Ian Mc Kellen did a very good Job
Thank you for uploading
Thank you, cozypillowx, for uploading this version of Scarlet Pimpernal. It is an absolute favourite, and I wish I could get a DVD for myself, but it is very hard to get. I just love it. Thanks again!
Wow, watching this for the second time in two days. What can I say, I'm obsessed. ;)
A gentleman always removes his coat. How come I never see etiquette like that anymore?
I learned to be a gentleman by watching movies like this and Pride & Prejudice.
Love it. Been looking for this for a while. Thanks.
This movie is an absolute classic
Ah thx for upload, enjoyed watching this again. Was a faforite movie from my youth.
jajaja....I guess that's the new adquisition...this was wonderful, I can not remember when was the last time that I had such a greatime! Thank you so much for sharing this with us...I really enjoy it!
Huray for Sir Percy and the league of the Scarlet Pimpernel!!!!so...sink me!
O thank you ever so much. Never seen this version, his playing is excellent indeed.
Thank you so much! This is one of the greatest movies of our time (our parents time actually, but it works both ways).
I watched part of this in my junior english class but now i've seen the whole thing thank you so much for uploading it we never had the chance to watch the whole thing through this is one of my favorite movies :)
I love this!!watching in 2014...Tq so so much!!!
Omg great film the book was amazing I love the themes used and the characterization
Sink meeeh, what a movie! One of the most romantic stories ever!
Love the stock footage of the sailing ship. And I love that you actually get a real sword fight. And I love that so many people love this movie as much as I do!! You should see the 1990 made-for-tv version of The Phantom of the Opera.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS!!!!!
Thank you for uploading this. 😀
Thanks so much for the upload. I loved it just as much as the 1999 version!
Thank you for posting this amazing movie!
It was really good!! Pity, it was never been aired in France...
The Scarlett Pimpernel... Humble flowers, great men!
This is definitely my favorite version that I have seen. While the Leslie Howard one is nice, I don't feel anything for the characters. This version actually makes me care. While I don't dislike the Howard version, in my opinion this one is superior.
I love that you shared the entire credits :)
To me Percy has a sense of justice and fair play.
+Reginald Smith After all, the pleasure is his. Odds fish me dear, this was a superb performance indeed.
your welcome guys!
when i watched this at school i just had to share it !!!
:D
I LOVE THIS MOVIE SO MUCH!!! Just watched it last night with a friend. ^.^
Thanks, loved this as a teenager, great memories
Thanks for uploading!!!
thank you for uploading :)
Sink me...So romantic! It's nice to sit down and watch a good movie like this one. Percy is my hero!
Just so you know, i know they rescue the dauphin in the movie, but since this is based on a true story that took place during the french revolution the prince really was kept in a french, prison but he was never rescued. He died in prison.
2:57. Haha, love the smile on his face right there. Like, "Huh? He's actually not that bad," xD
I've wanted to see or read The Scarlet Pimpernel for years but the name always escaped me. After this wonderful film, I will not be forgetting the name anytime soon, and you can bet I'm reading the books.
Chauvelin: He is too handsome! And that swordplay is so sissy. I prefer somebody more primeval that old fashion brawl of basic instincts ...
Peter Jackson: Wait a moment ...
"sink meh" epic :P batman and zorro made out this one. this book is one the best i've read !!l
ps:long live the queen :)
superb beyond words
sink me, the lady's a poet :)
"Ha ha, ya ain't got a chance! I'm the hero of this picture and you always know what happens to the villain" "So what's to know(sword fight while Melissa screams at every sword sound effect).
Thank you so much!!!
Odds fish my dear... That was amazing. #bestmovieever
Beautiful movie, the 2 major actors excellent. And Jane was made for this movie.
To me, even the climatic sword fight looks well done. How does it compare with movie sword fights generally? Any experts out there?
Jane Seymour - as beautiful as an angel, even with her HUGEEEEEE HAIR!
"A gentleman always removes his coat!" Guess that proves Chauvelin is no gentleman. Also, it seems a little odd that Armand's disguise actually worked. The guards must not have noticed that his eyes are a different color than Chauvelin's.
Yay! *applause* Still so great, after all this time. :))))
"I used to be a Scarlet Pimpernel like you but then i took an arrow to the knee."
Sink meh! If it isn't Julian Fellowes playing the Prince of Wales.
i watched this for the first time friday. im in love sink mehh lolz
Waiiiiiiit. We watched it in school, too! Was it a Biology class, by any chance? Oh, and did I mention that we love you for posting it? We do!!!