Overview

In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Anthony Anderson

Kirk Douglas

Richard Dudgeon

Laurence Olivier

Gen. Burgoyne

Janette Scott

Judith Anderson

Eva Le Gallienne

Mrs. Dudgeon

Harry Andrews

Maj. Swindon

Basil Sydney

Lawyer Hawkins