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The Devil's Disciple (1959)
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20 August 1959 (USA)
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The black sheep of a family (Dick Dudgeon) and the local minister (Anthony Anderson) discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Overlooked , underrated gem
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Burt Lancaster | ... | The Rev. Anthony Anderson |
 | Kirk Douglas | ... | Richard Dudgeon |
 | Laurence Olivier | ... | Gen. Burgoyne |
 | Janette Scott | ... | Judith Anderson |
| Eva Le Gallienne | ... | Mrs. Dudgeon |
| Harry Andrews | ... | Major Swindon |
| Basil Sydney | ... | Lawyer Hawkins |
| George Rose | ... | British Sergeant |
| Neil McCallum | ... | Christie Dudgeon (as Neil Mc Callum) |
| Mervyn Johns | ... | Rev. Maindeck Parshotter |
| David Horne | ... | Uncle William |
| Erik Chitty | ... | Uncle Titus |
| Allan Cuthbertson | ... | British Captain |
| Percy Herbert | ... | British Lieutenant |
| Phyllis Morris | ... | Wife of Titus |
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Germany:82 min | USA:83 min | Argentina:85 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Norway:16 |
USA:Approved (PCA #19282) |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
West Germany:12 (w) |
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The play was first performed as a 'Copyright Performance' on 17 April 1897 in London, with Shaw reading the part of Rev. Anderson. He was unhappy with the play and wouldn't permit a public performance at that time. It was first shown in the United States on Broadway's Fifth Avenue Theater in New York City on 4 October 1897, and in London the following year. There were 4 Broadway revivals in the United States, the last in 1988.
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Anachronisms: Several times while going through the forest, the British refer to "snipers." However, the term sniper didn't come into being until about 40 years after the American Revolutionary War. The term came into usage in 1824, while the war ended in 1783.
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Major Swindon:
But what about history, sir?
General John Burgoyne: History, sir, will tell lies, as usual!
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General John Burgoyne: History, sir, will tell lies, as usual!
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Version of The Devil's Disciple (1987) (TV)
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Oddly enough, very few good films have been made about The American revolution, and this is one of them.Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster put in very fine performances, with Lancaster acting against type as the priggish, self-righteous minister who transforms himself into a dashing, wickedly, hero, and Kirk Douglas as the sardonic, cynical, Satanic, selfish, and utterly delightful Dick Dudgeon, who transforms himself inot an altruistic, self sacrificing hero. Laurence Oliviers performance is little too langourous and flat, until he delivers the films great punch-line, "history will lie, as usual." Of course, it may be that the films sharp-eyed, toughly ironic view of the revolution has militated against it ever gaining the popularity it deserves