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Title: Lifeless version of a timeless classic.
Review: Having been a fan of the Scarlet Pimpernel for much of my life, I was counting the days until the premier of the A&E version. I was, at the very least, highly disappointed. Richard E. Grant gave nothing to the role of Percy and Elizabeth McGovern's portrayal of Marguerite was almost laughable. The only actor who shown through was Martin Shaw for his excellent Chauvelin. Over all this was possibly the worst version of Scarlet Pimpernel I've seen. If your going to buy one of the movies, go for the two most popular, the 1982 Anthony Andrew, Jane Seymore, Ian McKellen version or the 1934 Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey version.
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