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| director = [[Norman Walker (director)|Norman Walker]]
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* [[Henry Charles Hewitt (actor)|Henry Hewitt]] ... Bishop of Bristol
* [[Patrick Holt]] ... [[Thomas Maxfield (Methodist)|Thomas Maxfield]]
* [[Arthur Young (actor)|Arthur Young]] ... King [[George II of Great Britain|George II]]
* [[Vincent Holman]] ... Beaumont, a Quaker
* [[Edward Jewesbury]] ... James Hutton
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* [[Roddy Hughes]] ... Mr. Bligh
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==Critical reception==
''[[Allmovie]]'' wrote, "the budget didn't allow for a professional cast, thus many potentially worthwhile scenes are laid low by amateurish acting. On the other hand, the film is quite slick and accomplished on a technical level, thanks to the first-rate cinematography of Hone Glendenning and the assured direction of Norman Walker";<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/john-wesley-v97257|title=John Wesley (1954) - Norman Walker | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie}}</ref> while ''[[TV Guide]]'' gave the film three out of five stars, noting, "This handsomely mounted biography of the title Methodist leader was originally conceived as a short black-and-white film, but was expanded to include more of Wesley's life and work...The plot is minimal, focusing on the young Wesley's studies and the development of his principles, but the production values are excellent and Leonard Sachs' Wesley is superb. The initial release of the film went to some 500 churches that contributed to the $200,000 budget in return for first rights
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