Captain Boycott (1947)
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Set in early 19th-century Ireland, this fact-based drama chronicles the peasant uprising of peasants who finally tire of the brutality of Captain Boycott, the rent collector for the Earl of Erne. The impoverished farmers conspire to banish him from the area. When Boycott learns of this, he tries to change his image by spending his entire fortune launching a newspaper promotion of his good points. It doesn't work and in desperation, he squanders the rest of his fortune on buying a race horse. He enters it in a big race and bets the rest of his fortune upon it. Unfortunately, just before it wins, the peasants spring to action, start a riot and successfully oust the cruel captain from their lands. It is from this situation that the English word "boycott" is derived. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Eddie Byrne - Sean Kerin
- Maurice Denham - Lt. Col. Strickland
- Liam Gaffney - Michael Fagan
- Mervyn Johns - Watty Connell
- Niall MacGinnis - Mark Killain
- Cecil Parker - Capt. Boycott
- Reginald Purdell - American Reporter
- Kathleen Ryan - Anne Killain
- Robert Donat - Charles Stewart Parnell
- Maureen Delaney - Mrs. Davin
- Ian Fleming - Times Correspondent
- Stewart Granger - Hugh Davin
- Edward Lexy - Sgt. Demsey
- Bernadette O'Farrell - Mrs. Fagan
- Noel Purcell - Daniel McGinty
- Liam Redmond - Martin Egan
- Harry Webster - Robert Hogan
- Alastair Sim - Father McKeogh
- Director(s):
- Frank Launder
- Writer(s):
- Frank Launder, Wolfgang Wilhelm
- Producer(s):
- Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat
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