Watch The Scarlet Pimpernel for Free: How to Stream the Movie Online at 123Movies. . At the end of the 18th century in France, a revolutionary storm is raging in Paris. While the Jacobins led by Robespierre are arresting and sentencing nobles to death, the angry populace are demanding more nobles be sent to the guillotine. The English Sir Percy tries to save as many as he can, disguised as The Scarlet Pimpernel.