The Devil's Disciple (Original title)
Date: 05 October 1959 (Release)Country: United Kingdom: Guy Hamilton, Alexander Mackendrick
Synopsis: During the American War of Independence a gentleman of bad reputation commits an honourable act by being prepared to hang in the place of a rebel person who is so affected by the turn of events that he becomes a popular war leader.
Genre: Period drama
Releases
Date: October 1959Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 82 mins Length: 7497 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: United Artists
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v216 n7 15 Aug 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8200 4 Sep 1959 Page: 7
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8200 4 Sep 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v26 n309 October 1959 Page: 132
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v26 n309 October 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Films in Review v10 n8 October 1959 Page: 494
Title: [Films in Review - v10 n8 October 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v156 n16 11 Aug 1959 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v156 n16 11 Aug 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 12 Aug 1959
Title: [Variety - 12 Aug 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v6 n1 October 1959 Page: 21
Title: [Films and Filming - v6 n1 October 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v116 n29 11 Aug 1959 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v116 n29 11 Aug 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Pages: Summer-Autumn 172
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 9
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: Winter 56
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: SHAW, George Bernard Pages: 487p.
Description: ARMS AND THE MAN pp. 353-400 CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA pp. 401-458 The DEVIL'S DISCIPLE pp. 273-278 MAJOR BARBARA pp. 279-352 PYGMALION pp. 223-272
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1425932
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7488 FeetStock date: 1958BFI identifier: C-597492
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1425932
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Date: 05 October 1959 (Release)Country: United Kingdom: Guy Hamilton, Alexander Mackendrick
Synopsis: During the American War of Independence a gentleman of bad reputation commits an honourable act by being prepared to hang in the place of a rebel person who is so affected by the turn of events that he becomes a popular war leader.
Genre: Period drama
Releases
Date: October 1959Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 82 mins Length: 7497 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: United Artists
Credits
(23)
Production Company: Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions, Production Company: Bryna Productions, Executive Producer: Harold Hecht, Assistant Director: Adrian Pryce-Jones, Screenplay: John Dighton, Screenplay: Roland Kibbee, Original play: George Bernard Shaw, Director of Photography: Jack Hildyard, Camera Operator: Gerry Fisher, Editor: Alan Osbiston, Art Director: Terence Verity, Art Director: Edward Carrere, costumes: Mary Grant, Costumes: Emma Selby-Walker, Make-up: Paul Habiger, Hair: A.G. Scott, Music: Richard Rodney Bennett, Music Director: John Hollingsworth, Sound Recording: Les Hammond, [Unit Publicist]: Catherine O'Brien, Studio: Associated British Elstree Studios
Cast
(14)
Burt Lancaster (Pastor Anthony Anderson), Kirk Douglas (Richard Dudgeon), Laurence Olivier (General Burgoyne), Janette Scott (Judith), Eva Le Gallienne (Mrs. Dudgeon), Harry Andrews (Major Swindon), Basil Sydney (Lawyer Hawkins), George Rose (British Sergeant), Neil McCallum (Christopher Dudgeon), David Horne (William), Mervyn Johns (Maindeck Parshotter), Erik Chitty (Titus), Jenny Jones (Essie), Jack Taylor ([])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(11)
In: Motion Picture Herald v216 n7 15 Aug 1959 Page: 372Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v216 n7 15 Aug 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8200 4 Sep 1959 Page: 7
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8200 4 Sep 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v26 n309 October 1959 Page: 132
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v26 n309 October 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Films in Review v10 n8 October 1959 Page: 494
Title: [Films in Review - v10 n8 October 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v156 n16 11 Aug 1959 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v156 n16 11 Aug 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 12 Aug 1959
Title: [Variety - 12 Aug 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v6 n1 October 1959 Page: 21
Title: [Films and Filming - v6 n1 October 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v116 n29 11 Aug 1959 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v116 n29 11 Aug 1959: no known title]Language: English
In: Pages: Summer-Autumn 172
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: 9
Title: [ - : no known title]
In: Page: Winter 56
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: The collected screenplays of Bernard ShawAuthor: SHAW, George Bernard Pages: 487p.
Description: ARMS AND THE MAN pp. 353-400 CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA pp. 401-458 The DEVIL'S DISCIPLE pp. 273-278 MAJOR BARBARA pp. 279-352 PYGMALION pp. 223-272
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1425932
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7488 FeetStock date: 1958BFI identifier: C-597492
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1425932
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print