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