This is a sort of "Zorro" meets the "Scarlet Pimpernel" - a colourful, swashb...
The Purple Mask
France, 1803: 11 years after the Revolution, a royalist underground is led by a new 'Scarlet Pimpernel', the Purple Mask, who rescues nobles in distress and kidnaps Napoleon's officials for ransom, aided by the spy services of a group of lovely models headed by Laurette (really the Duc de Latour's daughter). But even she doesn't know the Purple Mask's real identity as foppish dancing master Rene...
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The Purple Mask
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 15, 1955
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Adventure
User Score
50%
Original Title
The Purple Mask
Production Companies
Universal International Pictures
Director
H. Bruce Humberstone
Description
France, 1803: 11 years after the Revolution, a royalist underground is led by a new 'Scarlet Pimpernel', the Purple Mask, who rescues nobles in distress and kidnaps Napoleon's officials for ransom, aided by the spy services of a group of lovely models headed by Laurette (really the Duc de Latour's daughter). But even she doesn't know the Purple Mask's real identity as foppish dancing master Rene...