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