The Young Mr Pitt (1942)

Directors

Carol Reed

Cast

Albert Lieven, Austin Trevor, Esma Cannon, Felix Aylmer, Frederick Valk, Herbert Lom, Jack Watling, Jean Cadell, John Mills, Kathleen Byron, Leo Genn, Leslie Dwyer, Max Adrian, Phyllis Calvert, Robert Donat, Robert Morley, Ronald Shiner

The story

In 1770, William Pitt the Elder gives a speech in Parliament strongly advising against war with the American colonies, and then advises his second son, William, to avoid seeking fame through war. Years later, the loss of America brings down the unpopular ministry of Charles James Fox and Lord North. Pitt the Younger is only 24, marginalized by his peers for advocating parliamentary reform, and with no majority in the House of Commons.

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