
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

Robert Morley
Charles James Fox

John Salew
Smith

Leslie Bradley
Gentleman Jackson

Bruce Winston

Frederick Culley
Sir Wm. Farquhar

Philip Friend

Frederick Leister
Lord Auckland

Austin Trevor
French Registrar

Margaret Vyner
Duchess of Devonshire

Raymond Lovell
George the Third

Aubrey Mallalieu
Somerset

Gibb McLaughlin
George Selwyn

John Slater

Ann Stephens

Frank Pettingell
Coachman

Peter Gawthorne
Admiral

Johnnie Schofield

Roy Emerton
Dan Mendoza

Gordon James

Morland Graham

John Mills
William Wilberforce

Jack Watling
Atkinson

Felix Aylmer
Lord North

Charles Paton

Jean Cadell
Mrs. Sparry

Hugh McDermott
Mr. Melvill

Robert Donat
William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

J.H. Roberts

Phyllis Calvert
Eleanor Eden

Ian McLean
Dundas

Max Adrian
Richard Sheridan

Albert Lieven
Talleyrand

Leo Genn
Danton (uncredited)

Esme Percy

Ronald Shiner
Man in Stocks

Henry Hewitt
Addington

David Horne
Mayor

Merle Tottenham
Maid at Lord Auckland's

Frederick Valk

Edmund Willard

A. Bromley Davenport
Sir Evan Nepean

Kathleen Byron
Millicent Grey (uncredited)

Esma Cannon
Servant at Lord Auckland's

James Harcourt
Bellamy

Herbert Lom
Napoleon

Leslie Dwyer
Servant at Lord Auckland's

James Kenney

Kynaston Reeves