"Pimpernel" Smith declared Swedish territory, he managed to rescue tens of thousands from the German death camps. In May 1945, ""Pimpernel" Smith" was released in Sweden without any age restrictions. "Pimpernel" Smith "Pimpernel" Smith (released in the United States as Mister V) is a 1941 British anti-Nazi thriller, produced and directed by its star Leslie Howard, which updates his role in the 1934 "The Scarlet Pimpernel" from Revolutionary France to pre-Second World War Europe. The "British Film Yearbook for 1945" described his work as "one of the most valuable facets of British propaganda". The film helped to inspire the Swedish diplomat Raoul
Romantic hero Romantic hero The Romantic hero is a literary archetype referring to a character that rejects established norms and conventions, has been rejected by society, and has himself (or herself) as the center of his or her own existence. The Romantic hero is often the protagonist in a literary work, and the primary focus is on the character's thoughts rather than his or her actions. Literary critic Northrop Frye noted that the Romantic hero is often "placed outside the structure of civilization and therefore represents the force of physical nature, amoral or ruthless, yet with a sense of power, and often