---
title: 'The Devil''s Disciple (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Guy Hamilton'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-devils-disciple-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052735/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Devil's Disciple (1959)

1959 · 82 min · Comedy · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Devil's Disciple is a 1959 film adaptation of the 1897 George Bernard Shaw play The Devil's Disciple. The Anglo-American film was directed by Guy Hamilton, who replaced Alexander Mackendrick, and starred Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. Mary Grant designed the film's costumes.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Guy Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-hamilton)
- **Screenplay:** [Roland Kibbee](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-kibbee), [John Dighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dighton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Rodney Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-rodney-bennett)
- **Producer:** [Harold Hecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-hecht)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Hildyard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hildyard)

## Cast

- [Mervyn Johns](https://cinepixo.com/people/mervyn-johns)
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas)
- [Harry Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-andrews)
- [Burt Lancaster](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-lancaster)
- [Allan Cuthbertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-cuthbertson)
- [Percy Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-herbert)
- [Laurence Olivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-olivier) as John Burgoyne
- [Eva Le Gallienne](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-le-gallienne)
- [George Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-rose)
- [Basil Sydney](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-sydney)

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