The Prime Minister (film)
| The Prime Minister | |
|---|---|
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. | |
Release date | 4 March 1941 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Prime Minister is a 1941 British
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Plot
The film is not a remake of the 1929 film
The Prime Minister (1941) is the legendary Benjamin Disraeli, played by the legendary John Gielgud in a tour-de-force performance that takes Disraeli from a foppish young novelist, to a neophyte member of Parliament, to prime minister of England [sic] and confidante of Queen Victoria. Along the way, "Dizzy" woos and weds his wife Mary Anne, who provides shrewd support for his career. He also battles political opponents, helps the poor and working class, buys the Suez Canal, expands the empire, and foils the imperialist plans of the German-Austrian-Russian political alliance.[1]
Cast
- John Gielgud as Benjamin Disraeli
- Mary Disraeli
- Fay Compton as Queen Victoria
- Pamela Standish as Victoria, Princess Royal
- Stephen Murray as William Ewart Gladstone
- Owen Nares as Lord Derby
- Frederick Leister as Lord Melbourne
- Nicholas Hannen as Sir Robert Peel
- Will Fyffe as The Agitator
- Anthony Ireland as the Count D'Orsay
- Irene Browne as Lady Londonderry
- Joss Ambler as Earl of Carnarvon
- Lady Blessington
- Baroness Lehzen
- Bismarck
- Glynis Johns as Miss Sheridan
- Margaret Johnston as Miss Sheridan
- Andrea Troubridge as Miss Sheridan
- Nadine March as Mary Anne's maid
- Gordon McLeod as John Brown
- Leslie Perrins as Earl of Salisbury
- Lord Stanley
- Abraham Sofaer as Turkish ambassador
Notes
The Prime Minister opened in the United States in February 1942, eleven months after its British premiere. The American version was cut by 15 minutes— among the scenes removed was one featuring Glynis Johns, then beginning her career.[1]
Box office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned the studio $16,000 domestically and $21,000 foreign.[2]
References
- ^ a b "The Prime Minister (1942) - Articles - TCM.com". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1–31 p. 22 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
External links
- The Prime Minister at IMDb
- The Prime Minister at AllMovie
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- The Prime Minister at the TCM Movie Database
- The Prime Minister at Rotten Tomatoes
