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Summary
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.
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Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 war movies, −36 min on the typical 118
typical 11882Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
Released
1959
August 20, 1959
67 years ago
Genres
WarComedyHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
17 of 17
Burt LancasterAnthony Anderson
Kirk DouglasRichard Dudgeon
Laurence OlivierGen. Burgoyne
Janette ScottJudith Anderson
Eva Le GallienneMrs. Dudgeon
Harry AndrewsMaj. Swindon
Basil SydneyLawyer Hawkins
George RoseBritish Sergeant
Neil McCallumChristie Dudgeon
Mervyn JohnsRev. Maindeck Parshotter
David HorneUncle William
Erik ChittyUncle Titus
Allan CuthbertsonBritish Lieutenant
Percy HerbertEdict Sergeant- PMPhyllis MorrisWife of Titus
Brian OultonMr. Brudenell
Steven BerkoffBritish Corporal
Directing · 2
- Guy Hamilton Director
- Adrian Pryce-Jones Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- John Dighton Screenplay
- Roland Kibbee Screenplay
- George Bernard Shaw Author
Production · 3
- Harold Hecht Producer
- Gilbert Kurland Production Manager
- John Palmer Unit Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Jack Hildyard Director of Photography
- Gerry Fisher Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Alan Osbiston Editor
Sound · 3
- Richard Rodney Bennett Original Music Composer
- John Hollingsworth Music Director
- Les Hammond Sound Recordist
Art · 3
- Edward Carrere Art Direction
- Terence Verity Art Direction
- Scott Slimon Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Mary Grant Costume Design
- A. G. Scott Makeup Artist
- Paul Rabiger Key Makeup Artist
- A.G. Scott Hairstylist
- Emma Selby-Walker Costume Supervisor
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