John Wesley

Story

Synopsis

Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a 'brand from the burning'. The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over the social position of the clergy, his mission to America, the founding of Methodism, and his bringing of the Gospel into the lives of ordinary people.

Director

Norman Walker

Writers

Lawrence Barrett

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

2 March 1954

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Leonard Sachs

  John Wesley

• Gerard Lohan

  Wesley as a Child

• Neil Heayes

  Wesley as a Student

• Keith Pyott

  Rev. Samuel Wesley

• Curigwen Lewis

  Susannah Wesley

• 

  Derek Aylward

  Charles Wesley

• 

  Philip Leaver

  Beau Nash

• John Witty

  Peter Bohler

• Patrick Barton

  George Whitefield

• 

  John Slater

  Condemned Man

• 

  Patrick Holt

  Thomas Maxfield

• 

  Edward Jewesbury

  James Hutton