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