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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Launder
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 5, 1947 Wide
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Cast
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Eddie Byrne
as Sean Kerin
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Maureen Delaney
as Mrs. Davin
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Maurice Denham
as Lt. Col. Strickland
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Ian Fleming
as Times Correspondent
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Liam Gaffney
as Michael Fagan
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Stewart Granger
as Hugh Davin
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Mervyn Johns
as Watty Connell
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Edward Lexy
as Sgt. Demsey
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Niall MacGinnis
as Mark Killain
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Bernadette O'Farrell
as Mrs. Fagan
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Cecil Parker
as Capt. Boycott
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Noel Purcell
as Daniel McGinty
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Reginald Purdell
as American Reporter
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Liam Redmond
as Martin Egan
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Kathleen Ryan
as Anne Killain
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Harry Webster
as Robert Hogan
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Robert Donat
as Charles Stewart Parnell
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Alastair Sim
as Father McKeogh
