John Wesley (1954)
19541h 17mDramaHistory
Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a 'brand from the burning'. The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over the social position of the clergy, his mission to America, the founding of Methodism, and his bringing of the Gospel into the lives of ordinary people.
Cast
Leonard SachsJohn Wesley- GGerard LohanWesley as a Child
- NNeil HeayesWesley as a Student
- KKeith PyottRev. Samuel Wesley
- CCurigwen LewisSusannah Wesley
Derek AylwardCharles Wesley- PPhilip LeaverBeau Nash
- JJohn WittyPeter Bohler
- PPatrick BartonGeorge Whitefield
John SlaterCondemned Man
Patrick HoltThomas Maxfield
Edward JewesburyJames Hutton- NNeal ArdenWilliam Holland
Harry TowbMichael O'Rory
Andrew CruickshankGeorgia Trustee
Erik ChittyGeorgia Trustee
Joss AmblerGeorgia Trustee
Milton RosmerGeorgia Trustee
Crew
- Director
- Norman Walker
- Writers
- Lawrence Barrett
- Producers
- J. Arthur RankClifford Jeapes
- Music
- Henry Reed
- Cinematography
- Hone GlendinningStanley Grant
- Editing
- David Powell
Details
- Released
- March 2, 1954
- Language
- English
- Studio
- The Rank Organisation, G.H.W. Productions Ltd.
- IMDb
- tt0192188
