

Plot
In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.
Cast

Burt Lancaster
Anthony Anderson

Kirk Douglas
Richard Dudgeon

Laurence Olivier
Gen. Burgoyne

Janette Scott
Judith Anderson

Eva Le Gallienne
Mrs. Dudgeon

Harry Andrews
Maj. Swindon

Basil Sydney
Lawyer Hawkins

George Rose
British Sergeant

Neil McCallum
Christie Dudgeon

Mervyn Johns
Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

David Horne
Uncle William

Erik Chitty
Uncle Titus
Crew
Guy Hamilton
Director
Roland Kibbee
Screenplay
John Dighton
Screenplay
Richard Rodney Bennett
Original Music Composer
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Harold Hecht
Producer
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