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Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a 'brand from the burning'.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 68GoodWatch 57
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −32 min on the typical 109
typical 10977Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
1954
March 2, 1954
72 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
18 of 18
Leonard SachsJohn Wesley- GLGerard LohanWesley as a Child
- NHNeil HeayesWesley as a Student
Keith PyottRev. Samuel Wesley- CLCurigwen LewisSusannah Wesley
Derek AylwardCharles Wesley
Philip LeaverBeau Nash- JWJohn WittyPeter Bohler
- PBPatrick BartonGeorge Whitefield
John SlaterCondemned Man
Patrick HoltThomas Maxfield
Edward JewesburyJames Hutton- NANeal ArdenWilliam Holland
Harry TowbMichael O'Rory
Andrew CruickshankGeorgia Trustee
Erik ChittyGeorgia Trustee
Joss AmblerGeorgia Trustee
Milton RosmerGeorgia Trustee
Directing · 1
- Norman Walker Director
Writing · 1
- Lawrence Barrett Screenplay
Production · 2
- J. Arthur Rank Executive Producer
- Clifford Jeapes Producer
Camera · 3
- Stanley Grant Director of Photography
- Hone Glendinning Director of Photography
- Nicolas Roeg Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- David Powell Editor
Sound · 1
- Henry Reed Original Music Composer
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