THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE (1959)

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• Release Year: 1959
• Genre: Comedy, Romance
• Plot: Newly re-mastered in HD! The third of seven films screen legends Burt Lancaster (Run Silent, Run Deep) and Kirk Douglas (Cast a Giant Shadow) have appeared together in is a satirical take on the American Revolution by George Bernard Shaw (My Fair Lady), boasting a cutting performance from acting great Laurence Olivier (Rebecca). When Dick Dudgeon (Douglas) learns his father was executed by the British for treason at the onset of the Revolutionary War, he steals the body for a proper burial, ignoring the pleas of his friend, Minister Anthony Anderson (Lancaster) who's a peace-loving person who ends up becoming a belligerent firebrand of a rebel trying to save Dudgeon's life. Adapted for the screen by John Dighton (Roman Holiday) and Richard Kibbee (Vera Cruz) and featuring strong direction by James Bond veteran Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger).
• Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Janette Scott, Eva Le Gallienne, Harry Andrews, Basil Sydney, George Rose, Neil McCallum, Mervyn Johns, David Horne, Erik Chitty, Allan Cuthbertson, Percy Herbert, Phyllis Morris, Brian Oulton, Steven Berkoff, Jenny Jones, Jack Lambert, Peter Leeds, Sheree Winton, Guy Hamilton, Alexander Mackendrick, John Dighton, Roland Kibbee, George Bernard Shaw
• Director: Guy Hamilton
• Runtime: 1:23
• Company: Kino Lorber, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Media Format: Movie