Captain Boycott

1947· 93 min★ 6.5· Drama, History

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.

Cast: Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan, Cecil Parker

Director: Frank Launder