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The Devil's Disciple
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The Devil's Disciple

1959 · 82 min War Comedy History
6.6 / 10 · TMDB

Во время американской войны за независимость Ричарда Даджиона, революционного американского пуританина, англичане ошибочно принимают за местного священника Энтони Андерсона и арестовывают его. Представ перед британским командующим генералом Бергойном, Ричард проявляет готовность умереть за свои принципы.

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Peter Glenville constructs the comedy from contrast — dry British protocol collides with American idealism, creating absurd dialogues where each line functions as a precise satirical shot.

What lingers after viewing is the sense that the most serious wars are sometimes won not by cannons, but by impenetrable sincerity. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Guy Hamilton

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Like a dusty history textbook into which someone has pasted caricatures — stern uniforms and wigs alongside grotesque faces.

🎭 Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Anthony Anderson

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Richard Dudgeon

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Gen. Burgoyne

Janette Scott

Janette Scott

Judith Anderson

Eva Le Gallienne

Eva Le Gallienne

Mrs. Dudgeon

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Maj. Swindon

Basil Sydney

Basil Sydney

Lawyer Hawkins

George Rose

George Rose

British Sergeant

Neil McCallum

Neil McCallum

Christie Dudgeon

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Rev. Maindeck Parshotter

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