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1959 · 82 min

The Devil's Disciple

War · Comedy · History

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

Burt Lancaster

Anthony Anderson

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Richard Dudgeon

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Gen. Burgoyne

Janette Scott

Janette Scott

Judith Anderson

Eva Le Gallienne

Eva Le Gallienne

Mrs. Dudgeon

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Maj. Swindon

Basil Sydney

Basil Sydney

Lawyer Hawkins

George Rose

George Rose

British Sergeant

Neil McCallum

Neil McCallum

Christie Dudgeon

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

David Horne

David Horne

Uncle William

Erik Chitty

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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