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The Devil's Disciple (1959)
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20 August 1959 (USA) morePlot:
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 synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. moreNewsDesk:
Trp Presents The Devil's Disciple 3/20-4/12(From BroadwayWorld.com. 10 March 2009, 3:31 PM, PDT)
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Better than just good ! moreCast
(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 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Certification:
Norway:16 | USA:Approved (PCA #19282) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 (w) | Argentina:AtpFilming Locations:
Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UKFun Stuff
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Natalie Wood turned down the role of Judith Anderson because she didn't want to work with Kirk Douglas for "personal" reasons. moreGoofs:
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. moreQuotes:
Major Swindon: I can only do my best sir, and rely on the devotion of our countrymen.General John Burgoyne: May I ask, Major, are you writing a melodrama?
Major Swindon: No, sir.
General John Burgoyne: (sarcastically) What a pity! WHAT a pity!
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It has been years since I've actually seen the movie and was disappointed that it can't presently be found on DVD. Yet, while fiction, it is a tight, well acted piece of near dark comedy placed in a revolutionary war setting.
Lancaster's portrayal is akin to his as the somewhat self-righteous Wyatt Earp in O.K. Corral. Probably the wittiest scene is played between the prisoner Douglas and Sir Laurence (Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne) as a straight man with a bit of a twinkle in the eye. First with Olivier near whining to Kirk how he'd think better of him if he only knew how much he'd paid for his commission - a common practice in German George's British army.
Convicted and scheduled to hang, Douglas demands a soldier's firing squad only to talked out of it by Gen'l. Burgoyne decrying - with wry historical accuracy, the woeful state of marksmanship of the average Red Coat then serving in the Colonies. "Well then, by all means hang me !"
Delightful, well paced, funny, and even a tad dramatic with Burt, like Disney's Lambert the Bashful Lion, finally roaring to the height of minuteman steel in the final scenes.