This is quite interesting if only for an etymology lesson in the origins of the word "boycot...
Captain Boycott
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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Captain Boycott
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- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 26, 1947
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama, History
User Score
67%
Original Title
Captain Boycott
Production Companies
Individual Pictures, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Director
Frank Launder
Description
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.