Movie Description

Captain Boycott

(1947)

Overview

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleCaptain Boycott

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1947-08-26

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 33m

Production CompaniesIndividual Pictures,J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Genres

  • Drama
  • History