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Captain Boycott

1947 · 1 hr 32 mins

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.

Director: Frank Launder

Cast: Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan, Cecil Parker, Mervyn Johns, Alastair Sim

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