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Captain Boycott (1947)

6.7/10 1h 33m Aug 26, 1947
Drama History

Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. Boycott (Cecil Parker) band together to assert their rights. Patriotic farmer Hugh Davin (Stewart Granger) leads the rebels. Choosing nonviolent resistance, the villagers ostracize their nemesis, who squanders his fortune to repair his ruined reputation and wagers what's left on a horse race.

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Movie Details

Original Title Captain Boycott
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger
Hugh Davin
Popularity: 1.5
Kathleen Ryan
Kathleen Ryan
Anne Killain
Popularity: 1.9
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker
Capt. Charles C. Boycott
Popularity: 7.0
Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
Watty Connell
Popularity: 9.3
Alastair Sim
Alastair Sim
Father McKeogh
Popularity: 6.7
Noel Purcell
Noel Purcell
Daniel McGinty
Popularity: 1.5
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinnis
Mark Killain
Popularity: 8.1
Maureen Delaney
Maureen Delaney
Mrs. Davin
Popularity: 0.4
Eddie Byrne
Eddie Byrne
Sean Kerin
Popularity: 9.9
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Liam Gaffney
Michael Fagan
Popularity: 0.7
Liam Redmond
Liam Redmond
Martin Egan
Popularity: 0.5
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Edward Lexy
Sgt. Dempsey
Popularity: 2.9

Key Crew

Director Frank Launder
Writer Frank Launder, Wolfgang Wilhelm
Editor Thelma Connell
Producer Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder

Production

Individual Pictures
GB
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
GB

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Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jul 7, 2022

This is quite interesting if only for an etymology lesson in the origins of the word "boycott". Cecil Parker is the eponymous gentleman who stokes the hatred of his Irish Tenant farmers in the late 1800s. Charles Parnell (Robert Donat) preaches a more pacifist approach to protest - and so Stewart Gr ... Read more

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Rating
6.7
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Based on 8 votes

Details
Release Date August 26, 1947
Runtime 1h 33m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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