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 Granger ("Hugh") encourages his colleagues to down-tools and stop collecting the crops, stop paying the exorbitant rents…
Captain Boycott (1947)
In 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Captain Charles Boycott band together to assert their rights, patriotic farmer Hugh Davin leads the rebels. Choosing nonviolent resistance, the villagers ostracise their nemesis, who squanders his fortune to repair his ruined reputation and wagers what's left on a horse race.
Top Cast
Stewart Granger
Hugh Davin
Kathleen Ryan
Anne Killain
Cecil Parker
Capt. Charles C. Boycott
Mervyn Johns
Watty Connell
Alastair Sim
Father McKeogh
Noel Purcell
Daniel McGinty
Niall MacGinnis
Mark Killain
Maureen Delaney
Mrs. Davin
Eddie Byrne
Sean Kerin
Liam Gaffney
Michael Fagan
Liam Redmond
Martin Egan
Edward Lexy
Sgt. Dempsey
Robert Donat
Charles Stewart Parnell
Bernadette O'Farrell
Mrs. Fagan
Harry Webster
Robert Hogan
Eddie Golden
Harry Piggott
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What is Captain Boycott about?
In 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Captain Charles Boycott band together to assert their rights, patriotic farmer Hugh Davin leads the rebels. Choosing nonviolent resistance, the villagers ostracise their nemesis, who…
When was Captain Boycott released?
Captain Boycott was released in 1947.
What genres does Captain Boycott belong to?
Captain Boycott is categorised as Drama, History.
Who stars in Captain Boycott?
The cast of Captain Boycott includes Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan, Cecil Parker, Mervyn Johns, Alastair Sim.