The Scarlet Pimpernel

In the year 1792, Sir Percy and Lady Marguerite Blakeney are the darlings of British society-he is known as one of the wealthiest and most fashionable men in England, and a dimwit; she is French, a stunning fomer actress, and "the cleverest woman in Europe"--And they find themselves at the center of a deadly political intrigue. The Reign of Terror controls France and everyday, aristocrats in Paris fall victim to Madame la Guillotine. Only one man can rescue them -the Scarlet Pimpernel-a master of disguises who uses as his symbol a simple English flower. Lady Blakeney must find the identiy of the Pimpernel to save her brother from the evil French agent Chauvelin.