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The Devil's Disciple is a 1959 British-American film adaptation of the 1897 George Bernard Shaw play The Devil's Disciple. The Anglo-American film was directed by Guy Hamilton, who replaced Alexander Mackendrick, and starred Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. Mary Grant designed the film's costumes.
A comedy-history-romance film based on George Bernard Shaw's play, set during the American Revolutionary War. Burt Lancaster plays a revolutionary American Puritan who is mistaken for a minister and arrested by the British, and Kirk Douglas plays a British officer who challenges him to a duel.
The Devil's Disciple is an 1897 play written by Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw. The play is Shaw's eighth, and after Richard Mansfield's original 1897 American production it was his first financial success, which helped to affirm his career as a playwright.
Reviews 69% Audience Score 50+ Ratings When Dick Dudgeon (Kirk Douglas) learns his father was executed by the British for treason at the onset of the Revolutionary War,...
Mar 26, 2019 · Directed by Guy Hamilton, Alexander Mackendrick with Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier.DVD (Amazon) : https://amzn.to/3TE7ACkBlu-ray (Amazon) : ...
The Devil's Disciple (1959) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 22m 1959. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A preacher and a rebel leader change places during the Revolution. Cast & Crew. Read More. Guy Hamilton. Director. Burt Lancaster. Anthony Anderson. Kirk Douglas.
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.
