The Scarlet Pimpernel

Set in 1772 - the time of the French Revolution - amid the chaos and confusion of heads being chopped off, a dashing aristocrat and his friends risk their lives to enter France and save those under threat of the guillotine. His identity is a secret; everyone knows of him, but no one knows who he is except his closest allies. Even his wife does not know his secret identity. It is a tale of heroism, dare, danger, secrets, and most of all, love.