The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
19421h 58mDramaHistory
In 1783 England, King George III appoints William Pitt only 24 years old, as PM. When members of Parliament refuse to take Pitt seriously, he calls for a general election and wins. Pitt works to reform England, focusing on rebuilding the navy while across the sea in France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his conquest of Europe.
Cast
Robert DonatWilliam Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
Robert MorleyCharles James Fox
Phyllis CalvertEleanor Eden
John MillsWilliam Wilberforce- GGeoffrey AtkinsWilliam Pitt, as a boy
Jean CadellMrs. Sparry
Raymond LovellGeorge the Third- AAgnes LauchlanQueen Charlotte
Felix AylmerLord North
Ian McLeanDundas
Max AdrianRichard Sheridan
A. Bromley DavenportSir Evan Nepean
John SalewSmith
Herbert LomNapoleon
Albert LievenTalleyrand- SStephen HaggardLord Nelson
- SStuart LindsellEarl Spencer
Henry HewittAddington
Crew
- Director
- Carol Reed
- Writers
- Sidney GilliatFrank Launder
- Producers
- Edward BlackMaurice Ostrer
- Cinematography
- Freddie Young
- Editing
- R. E. Dearing
Details
- Released
- September 21, 1942
- Language
- English
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- IMDb
- tt0035586
