The Devil's Disciple
6.9
“One Devil of a Motion Picture!”
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.
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Cast
17 people
Burt Lancaster
Anthony Anderson
Known for
The Leopard
From Here to Eternity
Kirk Douglas
Richard Dudgeon
Known for
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Laurence Olivier
Gen. Burgoyne
Known for
Rebecca
Spartacus
Janette Scott
Judith Anderson
Known for
Paranoiac
The Day of the Triffids
Eva Le Gallienne
Mrs. Dudgeon
Also in
Resurrection
The Royal Family
Harry Andrews
Maj. Swindon
Known for
Battle of Britain
Jack the Ripper
Basil Sydney
Lawyer Hawkins
Known for
Hamlet
Treasure Island
George Rose
British Sergeant
Known for
Holocaust
A New Leaf
Neil McCallum
Christie Dudgeon
Known for
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Thunderbirds Are GO
Mervyn Johns
Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
Known for
Dead of Night
Scrooge
David Horne
Uncle William
Known for
The Prince and the Showgirl
Erik Chitty
Uncle Titus
Known for
The Vault of Horror
Lust for a Vampire
Guy Hamilton Director · John Dighton Screenplay Roland Kibbee Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $1.5M · United States release August 20, 1959
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Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,800,000
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Brynaprod S.A.
Production
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions
Production
Bryna Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 20, 1959
Theatrical
Germany
February 24, 1960 · Theatrical
Romania
November 13, 1960 · Theatrical
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