The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

One Devil of a Motion Picture!

195982 min6.8 / 10

A witty, morally-minded period comedy about mistaken identity and redemption during the American Revolution, balancing humor with questions of conscience and sacrifice.

In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers himself incapable of accusing another human to suffer and continues to masquerade as the reverend.

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