Overview of the devil s disciple, 1959, directed by guy hamilton, with burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier, at turner classic movies. The devils disciple film by hamilton 1959 britannica. There s an excellent version of devil s disciple that was on the bbc and released some years ago. George bernard shaw, a vegetarian who managed to roar like a maneating lion in print, would be surprised, it is fairly safe to state, at the film version of the devil s disciple, which was. In his prefaceto the text, he actually wrote, the devils disciple does notcontain even a single passably novel incident. The devils disciple 1959 film jump to navigation jump to search. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The angloamerican film was directed by guy hamilton, who replaced alexander mackendrick, and starred burt lancaster, kirk douglas and laurence olivier.
Devils disciple the 1959 this is rather odd historical fiction based on a play by george bernard shaw pygmalion 1938 with some great performances by three heavyweight actors and one actress set during the revolutionary war. This article has been rated as startclass on the projects. The devil s disciple 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Devils disciple, the 1959 movie clip fame without ability. Mary grant designed the film s costumes lancaster and douglas made several films together over the decades, including i. Olivier and lancaster do next to nothing, while douglas hams it up so bad that even the. The angloamerican film was directed by guy hamilton, who replaced alexander mackendrick, and starred burt lancaster, kirk douglas and. The devil s disciple features one of laurence olivier s best screen performances, even though the actor would later express his doubts that hed done justice to george bernard shaw s masterwork. Other articles where the devils disciple is discussed. The play is shaw s eighth, and after richard mansfield s original 1897 american production it was his first financial success, which helped to affirm his career as a playwright. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. The original trailer in high definition of the devils disciple directed by guy hamilton, alexander mackendrick and starring burt lancaster, kirk.
Laurence olivier portrays gentleman johnny burgoyne, british general in the revolutionary war, in the film version of george bernard s shaw s the devil s disciple, now playing at the music hall. Overview of the devils disciple, 1959, directed by guy hamilton, with burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier, at turner classic movies. Burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier, janette scott, harry andrews, guy hamilton. Theres an excellent version of devils disciple that was on the bbc and released some years ago. The devil s disciple is a 1959 britishamerican film adaptation of the 1897 george bernard shaw play the devil s disciple. Mar 26, 2019 the original trailer in high definition of the devil s disciple directed by guy hamilton, alexander mackendrick and starring burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier, janette scott, harry. The devil s disciple is a film directed by guy hamilton, alexander mackendrick with burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier, janette scott, year. Corral 1957, the devils disciple 1959, lonely are the brave 1962, seven days in may 1964, and in harms way 1965. Devils disciple is an exciting, witty surprise sporting two charismatic performances by lancaster and douglas, whos at his roguish best, and laurence olivier. The angloamerican film was directed by guy hamilton who replaced alexander mackendrick and starred burt lancaster, kirk douglas and laurence olivier. Based on a play by george bernard shaw, its a sharplyacted british production taking place during the revolutionary war with a very entertaining twist of destiny between the two.
In its best moments, the devil s disciple is not afraid to poke fun at society s conventions the church, government, authority, traditions. The black sheep of a family dick dudgeon and the local minister anthony anderson discover their true vocations during the revolutionary war. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. In its best moments, the devil s disciple is not afraid to poke fun at societys conventionsthe church, government, authority, traditions.
The devil s disciple is an 1897 play written by irish dramatist george bernard shaw. Included in the schedule is the underrated 1959 film adaptation of george bernard shaw s the devil s disciple with the stellar teaming of burt lancaster, kirk douglas and laurence olivier. The original trailer in high definition of the devils disciple directed by guy hamilton, alexander mackendrick and starring burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier, janette scott, harry. Narration from george bernard shaw s play, and revolutionary war stopmotion animation, leading to the first scene between general burgoyne laurence olivier, a historical figure and himself a playwright, and swindon harry andrews, in the devil s disciple, 1959, produced by and starring kirk douglas and burt lancaster.
Cast and crew credits for the devil s disciple, 1959, directed by guy hamilton, with burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier, at turner classic movies. There is a lot of shooting and some silliness involving blowing up the british gunpowder. The devil s disciple is a 1959 film adaptation of the 1897 george bernard shaw play the devil s disciple. It contains fine acting from mike gwilym as dick dudgeon, patrick stewart as the minister and ian richardson as general burgoyne. The devil s disciple 1959 george bernard shaw made no secret of the fact that he was unhappy with hisrevolutionary warbased play, the devil s disciple. The films music is finely crafted, providing accents for the range of emotionsfrom the stirrings of romantic love to the urgency of armed conflict. Thereafter, the quality of douglass films declined, although he remained highly active, averaging at least one film per year until the late 1980s. A scene from the film the devils disciple uploaded by. The angloamerican film was directed by guy hamilton who. In his prefaceto the text, he actually wrote, the devil s disciple does notcontain even a single passably novel incident.
The devils disciple is a film directed by guy hamilton, alexander mackendrick with burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier, janette scott, year. Without one or two lines salvaged by olivier, none of shaws wit remains. The first 50 minutes of the movie just barely avoid being downright awful. The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the revolutionary war. The devil s disciple 1959 film and the devil s disciple 1987 film a television adaptation was broadcast in 1955 starring ralph bellamy as anthony anderson, maurice evans who also cowrote the screenplay as dick dudgeon, teresa wright as judith anderson, dennis king as general burgoyne and margaret hamilton as mrs. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Shaw, who apparently was inno mood to do rewrites, even refused to. The devils disciple is a 1959 britishamerican film adaptation of the 1897 george bernard shaw play the devils disciple. Included in the schedule is the underrated 1959 film adaptation of george bernard shaws the devils disciple with the stellar teaming of burt lancaster, kirk douglas and laurence olivier.
Jun 14, 2015 a scene from the devil s disciple 1959. The angloamerican film was directed by guy hamilton who replaced alexander mackendrick and starred burt lancaster, kirk douglas, and laurence olivier. The devils disciple 1959 guy hamilton, alexander mackendrick, burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier january 26, 2019 in a small new england town during the american war of independence, dick dudgeon, a revolutionary american puritan, is mistaken for local minister rev. The devils disciple 1959 original trailer hd 1080p. And though the film is set in 1777 in the small embattled new hampshire towns of the play, it moves. Shaw, who apparently was inno mood to do rewrites, even refused to stage the play in britain. The devils disciple 1959 george bernard shaw made no secret of the fact that he was unhappy with hisrevolutionary warbased play, the devils disciple.
The film s music is finely crafted, providing accents for the range of emotionsfrom the stirrings of romantic love to the urgency of armed conflict. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Turner classic movies is celebrating the 4th of july with screenings of patriotic movies all day. This film version of george bernard shaws satirical take on the american revolution had a troubled production history with a director change in midproduction, but nevertheless boasts a cutting. The devils disciple 1959 when dick dudgeon kirk douglas learns his father was executed by the british for treason at the onset of the revolutionary war, he steals the body for a proper burial. The devils disciple 1959 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Cast and crew credits for the devils disciple, 1959, directed by guy hamilton, with burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier, at turner classic movies. The devil s disciple is a 1959 film adaptation of the george bernard shaw play of the same title. George bernard shaw, a vegetarian who managed to roar like a maneating lion in print, would be surprised, it is fairly safe to state, at the film version of the devils disciple, which was.
This film version of george bernard shaws satirical take on the american revolution had a troubled production history with a director change. The third of seven films screen legends burt lancaster run silent, run deep and kirk douglas cast a giant shadow have appeared together in is a satirical. The devils disciple is a 1959 film adaptation of the 1897 george bernard shaw play the devils disciple. The film, though, is frequently unfocused, with scenerychewing performances from burt lancaster and kirk douglas that clash with olivier s subtler. A scene from the film the devils disciple uploaded by ziti hind by hind ziti.
The devils disciple is a 1959 film adaptation of the george bernard shaw play of the same title. In 1956, hechtlancaster productions was going to film this movie, but with lancaster and montgomery clift. The devil s disciple 1959 when dick dudgeon kirk douglas learns his father was executed by the british for treason at the onset of the revolutionary war, he steals the body for a proper burial. Detailed information about this film is available from. Laurence olivier portrays gentleman johnny burgoyne, british general in the revolutionary war, in the film version of george bernards shaws. It has been said that all of laurence oliviers scenes which won the most praise from critics were the work of mackendrick. The devils disciple 1959 once upon a time in a western. American revolution the devils disciple 1959 film revwartalk. The film, though, is frequently unfocused, with scenerychewing performances from burt lancaster and kirk douglas that clash with oliviers subtler approach. The devils disciple 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier, janette scott. Burt lancaster, kirk douglas, laurence olivier, janette scott the devils disciple is a 1959 film adaptation of the george bernard shaw play of the same title.
A scene from the film the devil s disciple uploaded by ziti hind by hind ziti. As such, the devils disciple moves along at a lively clip but shaws meticulous development of. The consistently amusing comedy set in the american revolution features fine direction by guy hamilton. The devils disciple 1959 posted by mark franklin on jan 6, 2017 its 1777, and the british army has hanged timothy dudgeon in the town of. This film version of george bernard shaw s satirical take on the american revolution had a troubled production history with a director change in midproduction, but nevertheless boasts a cutting. Narration from george bernard shaws play, and revolutionary war stopmotion animation, leading to the first scene between general burgoyne laurence olivier, a historical figure and himself a playwright, and swindon harry andrews, in the devils disciple, 1959, produced by.
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