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The Young Mr. Pitt is a 1942 British biographical film of the life of William Pitt the Younger and in particular his struggle against revolutionary France and Napoleon. It was directed by Carol Reed and stars Robert Donat, Robert Morley and John Mills. Made in black-and-white, it was produced by Edward Black and Maurice Ostrer for the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.
It was filmed as the Second World War was raging. Similar parallels with the struggle against Hitler's Germany were implied in That Hamilton Woman (aka Lady Hamilton, 1941), made by Alexander Korda in the United States with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in the leads.
Original Release
09/21/1942
US Release
03/10/1943
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Donat | The Earl of Chatham / The Earl of Chatham and William Pitt / William Pitt |
Geoffrey Atkins | William Pitt, as a boy / William Pitt as a boy |
Jean Cadell | Mrs. Sparry |
Robert Morley | Charles James Fox |
Phyllis Calvert | Eleanor Eden |
Raymond Lovell | George the Third |
Agnes Lauchlan | Queen Charlotte |
John Mills | William Wilberforce |
Felix Aylmer | Lord North |
Ian McLean | Dundas |
Directors
Writers
Viscount Castlerosse, Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robert Donat | The Earl of Chatham / The Earl of Chatham and William Pitt / William Pitt |
Geoffrey Atkins | William Pitt, as a boy / William Pitt as a boy |
Jean Cadell | Mrs. Sparry |
Robert Morley | Charles James Fox |
Phyllis Calvert | Eleanor Eden |
Raymond Lovell | George the Third |
Agnes Lauchlan | Queen Charlotte |
John Mills | William Wilberforce |
Felix Aylmer | Lord North |
Ian McLean | Dundas |
Max Adrian | Richard Sheridan / Sheridan |
A. Bromley Davenport | Sir Evan Nepean |
John Salew | Smith |
Herbert Lom | Napoleon |
Albert Lieven | Talleyrand |
Stephen Haggard | Lord Nelson |
Stuart Lindsell | Earl Spencer |
Henry Hewitt | Addington |
Frederick Culley | Sir Wm. Farquhar |
Frank Pettingell | Coachman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Edward Black | Producer |
Maurice Ostrer | Producer |