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.
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Anthony Anderson
Kirk Douglas
Richard Dudgeon
Laurence Olivier
Gen. Burgoyne
Janette Scott
Judith Anderson
Eva Le Gallienne
Mrs. Dudgeon
Harry Andrews
Maj. Swindon
Basil Sydney
Lawyer Hawkins
George Rose
British Sergeant
Neil McCallum
Christie Dudgeon
Mervyn Johns
Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
David Horne
Uncle William
Erik Chitty
Uncle Titus
Allan Cuthbertson
British Lieutenant
Percy Herbert
Edict Sergeant
Phyllis Morris
Wife of Titus
Brian Oulton
Mr. Brudenell
Steven Berkoff
British Corporal
Crew
Guy Hamilton
Director
George Bernard Shaw
Author
John Dighton
Screenplay
Roland Kibbee
Screenplay
Alan Osbiston
Editor
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Adrian Pryce-Jones
Assistant Director
Harold Hecht
Producer
Gerry Fisher
Camera Operator
Emma Selby-Walker
Costume Supervisor
Mary Grant
Costume Design
A.G. Scott
Hairstylist
Paul Rabiger
Key Makeup Artist
A. G. Scott
Makeup Artist
Les Hammond
Sound Recordist
Richard Rodney Bennett
Original Music Composer
John Hollingsworth
Music Director
Scott Slimon
Set Decoration
Gilbert Kurland
Production Manager
John Palmer
Unit Production Manager
Edward Carrere
Art Direction
Terence Verity
Art Direction
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