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The Young Mr. Pitt

(1942)

September 21, 1942 1h 58m
62%
TMDB Score

Overview

In 1783 England, King George III appoints William Pitt only 24 years old, as PM. When members of Parliament refuse to take Pitt seriously, he calls for a general election and wins. Pitt works to reform England, focusing on rebuilding the navy while across the sea in France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his conquest of Europe.

Carol Reed

Director

Top Billed Cast

RD

Robert Donat

William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

RM

Robert Morley

Charles James Fox

PC

Phyllis Calvert

Eleanor Eden

JM

John Mills

William Wilberforce

GA

Geoffrey Atkins

William Pitt, as a boy

JC

Jean Cadell

Mrs. Sparry

RL

Raymond Lovell

George the Third

AL

Agnes Lauchlan

Queen Charlotte

FA

Felix Aylmer

Lord North

IM

Ian McLean

Dundas