The Young Mr. Pitt

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 ReedDirector
• Sidney GilliatScreenplay
• Frank LaunderScreenplay

• Robert DonatWilliam Pitt / The Earl of Chatham
• Robert MorleyCharles James Fox
• Phyllis CalvertEleanor Eden
• John MillsWilliam Wilberforce
• Geoffrey AtkinsWilliam Pitt, as a boy
• Jean CadellMrs. Sparry
• Raymond LovellGeorge the Third
• Agnes LauchlanQueen Charlotte
• Felix AylmerLord North
• Ian McLeanDundas
• Max AdrianRichard Sheridan
• A. Bromley DavenportSir Evan Nepean