---
title: 'The Prime Minister (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Thorold Dickinson'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-prime-minister-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034065/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Prime Minister (1941)

1941 · 109 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Prime Minister is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard, Fay Compton and Stephen Murray.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Thorold Dickinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/thorold-dickinson)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Hogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hogan-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jack Beaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-beaver)
- **Director of Photography:** [Basil Emmott](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-emmott)
- **Editor:** [Leslie Norman](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-norman)

## Cast

- [Stephen Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-murray) as William Ewart Gladstone
- [Anthony Ireland](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-ireland) as Alfred d'Orsay
- [Vera Bogetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-bogetti) as Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
- [Diana Wynyard](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-wynyard) as Mary Anne Disraeli
- [Frederick Leister](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-leister) as William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
- [Irene Browne](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-browne) as Frances Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry
- [Kynaston Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/kynaston-reeves) as Earl of Derby
- [Barbara Everest](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-everest) as Louise Lehzen
- [Will Fyffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-fyffe) as The Agitator
- [Owen Nares](https://cinepixo.com/people/owen-nares) as Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
- [Fay Compton](https://cinepixo.com/people/fay-compton) as Victoria
- [John Gielgud](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gielgud) as Benjamin Disraeli
- [Leslie Perrins](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-perrins) as Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
- [Nicholas Hannen](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-hannen) as Robert Peel
- [Pamela Standish](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-standish) as Victoria, Princess Royal

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-prime-minister-1941
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