i have read each and every one of baroness orczy scarlet pimpernel book . count this one and i have see 3 pimpernel movie . the one with jane seymour and anthony andrew i prefer greatly to this . it go out of it way for violence and action and occasionally completely violate the spirit of the book . i do not expect movie to stick directly to plot and i give up be that idealistic long ago and but if an excellent movie of a book have already be make and do not remake it with a tv movie that include excellent actor and nice costume and but a barely decent script . stick with the 80 version . rahne .