Director: Guy Hamilton

Writers: John Dighton; Roland Kibbee

From a play by: George Bernard Shaw

Music by: Richard Rodney Bennett

Producer: Harold Hecht

Keywords: Comedy, American Revolution

Repeated British misbehavior goads a pacifist minister into becoming a firebrand rebel during the American Revolution. Adaptation of one of George Bernard Shaw's lesser plays, one that Shaw himself did not care much for but was financially successful. Guy Hamilton replaced Alexander Mackendrick as director two weeks into filming because, according to Lancaster, he took too much time filming.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harry Andrews	Actor	10-Nov-1911	6-Mar-1989	The Agony and the Ecstasy
Kirk Douglas	Actor	9-Dec-1916		Spartacus
Percy Herbert	Actor	31-Jul-1920	6-Dec-1992	The Bridge on the River Kwai
Mervyn Johns	Actor	18-Feb-1899	6-Sep-1992	Dead of Night
Burt Lancaster	Actor	2-Nov-1913	20-Oct-1994	Elmer Gantry
Eva Le Gallienne	Actor	11-Jan-1899	3-Jun-1991	New York Civic Repertory Theater
Laurence Olivier	Actor	22-May-1907	11-Jul-1989	Shakespearean actor
Janette Scott	Actor	14-Dec-1938		The Day of the Triffids
Basil Sydney	Actor	23-Apr-1894	10-Jan-1968	English stage actor

CAST

Burt Lancaster	...   Anthony Anderson
Kirk Douglas	...   Richard Dudgeon
Laurence Olivier	...   Gen. Burgoyne
Co-Starring
Janette Scott	...   Judith Anderson
Eva Le Gallienne	...   Mrs. Dudgeon
Also Starring
Harry Andrews	...   Maj. Swindon
with
Basil Sydney	...   Lawyer Hawkins
George Rose	...   British Sergeant
Neil McCallum	...   Christopher Dudgeon
Mervyn Johns	...   Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
David Horne	...   William
featuring
Erik Chitty	...   Titus
Allan Cuthbertson	...   British Captain
Percy Herbert	...   British Lieutenant
Phyllis Morris	...   Titus' Wife
Brian Oulton	...   Mr. Brudenell

REVIEWS

Review by Mike Bennett (posted on 10-Apr-2008)

A film that one can watch over and over and never grow tired of. All the actors, from Olivier, Lancaster, and Douglas to the supporting actors you know by face if not be name are great. The animated segments between scenes almost rivals the ones in Charge of the Light Brigade. Also, being in black and white only adds to its charm and enjoyability.

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