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The Young Mr. Pitt

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This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1942-09-21

Runtime: 118 mins

Director: Carol Reed

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, History

Original title: The Young Mr. Pitt

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

Production Countries: United Kingdom

Cast

William Pitt / The Earl of Chatham

Robert Donat

Charles James Fox

Robert Morley

Eleanor Eden

Phyllis Calvert

William Wilberforce

John Mills

William Pitt, as a boy

Geoffrey Atkins

Jean Cadell

Raymond Lovell

Agnes Lauchlan

Felix Aylmer

Ian McLean

Max Adrian

A. Bromley Davenport

John Salew

Herbert Lom

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Robert Donat is another of that rare breed of actor who rarely made a duff film - but this rather drudging effort comes pretty close. He portrays William Pitt, who became Prime Minister to King George III at the tender age of just 24, and who had to deal with the fallout from the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars and the mysterious illness that afflicted his King. Donat tries hard, but though Pitt was doubtlessly a patriot, he was also relatively charm free - a solitary, almost aloof, figure who makes for quite a difficult part to play with any kind of passion or enthusiasm. Robert Morley fares slightly better as his Whig opponent Charles Fox, he has more of a character to work with - and the best parts of the film are when the two engage in a bit of parliamentary hustings. Despite some decent contributions from Felix Aylmer and Raymond Lovell, John Mills is just a bit too annoying as the effervescent William Wilberforce and much of the time this is little better than an historical chronology in which Donat features all too infrequently, and statically, to inject much life into this biopic.

2022-06-26

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