
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
One Devil of a Motion Picture!
83 min
In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.
- Release date
- August 20, 1959
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom
Trailer
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as The Rev. Anthony Anderson
- Kirk Douglas as Richard Dudgeon
- Laurence Olivier as Gen. Burgoyne
- Janette Scott as Judith Anderson
- Eva Le Gallienne as Mrs. Dudgeon
- Harry Andrews as Maj. Swindon
- Basil Sydney as Lawyer Hawkins
- George Rose as British Sergeant
- Neil McCallum as Christie Dudgeon
- Mervyn Johns as Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
Crew
- Guy Hamilton · Director
- John Dighton · Writer
- Roland Kibbee · Writer
- George Bernard Shaw · Writer
- Harold Hecht · Producer
- Richard Rodney Bennett · Composer
- Jack Hildyard · Cinematographer
- Alan Osbiston · Editor