The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Movie 1982)

During the French Revolution, a mysterious English nobleman known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel (humble wayside flower), snatches French aristocrats from the jaws of the guillotine, while posing as a foppish Sir Percy Blakeney in society.  Percy falls for and marries the beautiful actress Marguerite St. Just, but she is involved with Chauvelin and Robespierre, and Percy’s marriage to her may endanger the Pimpernel’s plans to save the little Dauphin. Directed by Clive Donner the movie won an Emmy for Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or Special and had 1 win and 2 nominations. (1982 2h 22m)