The Devil's Disciple Movie Review 1959

Entertaining adaptation of a minor George Bernard Shaw play set during the American Revolution. British Gen. Burgoyne (Olivier) and his troops are stuck in a northeastern village in 1777 awaiting orders and dealing with rebels. This includes troublemaking Richard Dudgeon (Douglas), whose father has been hanged by the Brits, and pastor Anthony Anderson (Lancaster), working in secret with the rebels. There's also a modest romantic triangle between the two men and Anderson's wife Judith (Scott). Film suffers from choppy direction, but the excellent cast more than makes up for it.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 82 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Plays to Film: George Bernard Shaw, Screen Teams: Lancaster & Douglas, Revolutionary War

Screenplay

John Dighton, Roland Kibbee

Cast

Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Janet Scott, Eva LeGallienne, Harry Andrews, Basil Sydney, George Rose

Cinematography

Jack Hildyard

Director

Guy Hamilton

Music

Richard Rodney Bennett

Producer

United Artists, Harold Hecht