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Sep 14, 2007 · The Black Pimpernel AZ Movies. The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and after the mi
The Black Pimpernel plot "One man made a difference" 1973, Harald Edelstam is the Swedish ambassador to Chile when Pinochet commits his bloody coup d'état. Edelstam, who rescued Norwegian resistance fighters in World War II, immediately springs into action.
Ulf Hultberg's The Black Pimpernel hearkens back to the autumn of 1973. On September 11 of that year, a military coup overthrew Salvador Allende with the full support and backing of the U.S. The said events are well-known by U.S. audiences, but the remainder of the story rests on an obscure footnote seldom discussed in North America.
The Scarlet and the Black is a 1983 Italian-American international co-production made-for-television historical war drama film directed by Jerry London, and starring Gregory Peck and Christopher Plummer. Based on J. P. Gallagher's book The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican (published in 1967), the film tells the story of Monsignor Hugh O ...
The Black Pimpernel (2007) Harald Edelstam was ambassador of Sweden in Chile during the Pinochet rebellion. He saved many people from the junta and also took considerable personal risks. He's worth a movie. But a better one than this. First, it's always ridiculous hearing Swedes talking English to each other.
The Scarlet Pimpernel: Directed by Harold Young. With Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce. A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.
Oct 30, 2007 · The Black Pimpernel The true story of how Swedish ambassador Harald Edelstam broke all the diplomatic rules to save innocent lives during the 1973 Chile coup, "The Black Pimpernel" is handsome but ...
