The Young Mr. Pitt
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.
Director Carol Reed
Cast
Max Adrian
Richard Sheridan
Leslie Dwyer
Servant at Lord Auckland's
Philip Friend
Robert Donat
William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
Ian McLean
Dundas
J.H. Roberts
Ronald Shiner
Man in Stocks
Roy Emerton
Dan Mendoza
Hugh McDermott
Mr. Melvill
Leo Genn
Danton (uncredited)
James Kenney
Merle Tottenham
Maid at Lord Auckland's
Jack Watling
Atkinson
Felix Aylmer
Lord North
Morland Graham
Esme Percy
Leslie Bradley
Gentleman Jackson
John Slater
Margaret Vyner
Duchess of Devonshire
James Harcourt
Bellamy
Gordon James
Aubrey Mallalieu
Somerset
Ann Stephens
John Salew
Smith
Henry Hewitt
Addington
Peter Gawthorne
Admiral
Frederick Valk
Albert Lieven
Talleyrand
Frederick Leister
Lord Auckland
Bruce Winston
Phyllis Calvert
Eleanor Eden
Jean Cadell
Mrs. Sparry
Herbert Lom
Napoleon
Edmund Willard
John Mills
William Wilberforce
A. Bromley Davenport
Sir Evan Nepean
Kynaston Reeves
Johnnie Schofield
Austin Trevor
French Registrar
Robert Morley
Charles James Fox
Frederick Culley
Sir Wm. Farquhar
Frank Pettingell
Coachman
Esma Cannon
Servant at Lord Auckland's
David Horne
Mayor
Gibb McLaughlin
George Selwyn
Raymond Lovell
George the Third
Kathleen Byron
Millicent Grey (uncredited)
Charles Paton