I love most Burt Lancaster films, and most Kirk Douglas films as well. Laurence Oliver is just icing on the cake. This film is a lot of fun, and very entertaining. It is more of a comedy/drama than a realistic rendering of a period of the Revolutionary War. That period in American History is infamous for its lack of good films depicting either events or characters of American History in a sound dramatic fashion. The Hecht-Lancaster combo overcame that enormous obstacle by adding considerable humor to the script and the events. The final result is one of the few Reveolutionary War period films that are both informative and entertaining. Well worth your time. Burt as a pacifist minister? Please. However, it was good training for Elmer Gantry..
Review of The Devil's Disciple
