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