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