The Prime Minister (film)
| The Prime Minister | |
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| Directed by | Thorold Dickinson |
| Produced by | Max Milder |
| Written by |
Michael Hogan Brock Williams |
| Starring |
John Gielgud Diana Wynyard Fay Compton Stephen Murray |
| Music by | Jack Beaver |
| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
| Edited by | Leslie Norman |
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| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Release date
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4 March 1941 (London premiere), 3 May 1941 (general release, UK), 3 February 1942 (New York & Los Angeles) |
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Running time
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94 minutes (short version) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Prime Minister is a British film released in 1941 directed by Thorold Dickinson. It details the life and times of Benjamin Disraeli, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and stars John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard, Fay Compton and Stephen Murray. Gielgud would later reprise his role as Disraeli in the ITV television drama Edward the Seventh (1975).
In 1837, London novelist Benjamin Disraeli (John Gielgud) crashes his bicycle and is given a ride to a garden party by Mary Ann Wyndham-Lewis (Diana Wynyard). She read his novels and says he should be in Parliament. Disraeli asks Mary Ann to help him, so she goes to the Conservative party leaders and gets their support for Disraeli.
The Prime Minister opened in the United States in February 1942, eleven months after its British premiere. The American release was cut by 15 minutes, and among the scenes lost was one featuring Glynis Johns, then beginning her career.
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