The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)

6.2/10 118 min Drama History

Overview

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.

Cast

Robert Donat

William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

Robert Morley

Charles James Fox

Phyllis Calvert

Eleanor Eden

John Mills

William Wilberforce

Jean Cadell

Mrs. Sparry

Raymond Lovell

George the Third

Felix Aylmer

Lord North

Ian McLean

Dundas

Max Adrian

Richard Sheridan

A. Bromley Davenport

Sir Evan Nepean

John Salew

Smith

Herbert Lom

Napoleon

Albert Lieven

Talleyrand

Henry Hewitt

Addington

Frederick Culley

Sir Wm. Farquhar

Frank Pettingell

Coachman

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