The Elusive Pimpernel Filming Locations

The Elusive Pimpernel filming locations

Where was The Elusive Pimpernel filmed? The Elusive Pimpernel was filmed in 13 locations across United Kingdom and France in the following places:

The Elusive Pimpernel Filming Locations

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The Elusive Pimpernel (1949)
Alternate title: Das dunkelrote Siegel
Runtime: 109 minutes
Rating: 6.0
Release year: 1949
IMDB: tt0042432
Plot summary

A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.

Genres
Adventure
Drama
Romance
Cast
David Niven
Margaret Leighton
Cyril Cusack
Jack Hawkins
Directors
Michael Powell
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The Elusive Pimpernel filming locations