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    The Devil's Disciple

    1959 · Historical drama · 1h 22m

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  1. A comedy-history-romance film based on a George Bernard Shaw play, starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. Set in the American Revolutionary War, it follows the adventures of a Puritan minister and a rebel leader who are mistaken for each other by the British.

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    • Comedy, History, Romance
    • Guy Hamilton, Alexander Mackendrick
    • 1959-08-20
  2. 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 , [3] and starred Burt Lancaster , Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier .

  3. A revolutionary American Puritan masquerades as a minister and is mistaken for a lover by his wife. He faces a British commander who challenges his principles and his fate.

  4. 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.

  5. 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. Richard Dudgeon. Laurence Olivier.

  6. When Dick Dudgeon (Kirk 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 after minister Anthony...

    • History, Drama
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