Rent Captain Boycott (1947)
3.4 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 34min
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- Synopsis:
Fact-based historical drama about the Irish farmer rebellion against the landed and privileged class. In 1880, prominent Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell (Robert Donat), President of the Irish Land League which represented tenants' rights, held a public speech against the landlords. In his fiery speech, Parnell urged shunning the landlords rather than killing them. One of the worst landlords, Captain Charles Boycott (Cecil Parker), lived in County Mayo and charged extortionate rents from his tenants and sharecroppers. In case of late payment, Captain Boycott forcibly evicted his tenants using the constabulary force or the army. Farmer Hugh Davin (Stewart Granger) advocated the use of force rather than the passive resistance advocated by Irish politician Parnell. However, Parnell pertinently commented that use of force against the landlords will invite reprisals from the part of the army and the police. In the end, the farmers and those already evicted from their homes decide to give Parnell's idea a try... - Actors:
- Kathleen Ryan, Cecil Parker, Stewart Granger, Mervyn Johns, Alastair Sim, Noel Purcell, Niall MacGinnis, Maureen Delaney, Eddie Byrne, Liam Gaffney, Liam Redmond, Edward Lexy, Robert Donat, Bernadette O'Farrell, Harry Webster, Eddie Golden, Harry Hutchinson, Maurice Denham, Phyllis Ryan, Joe Linnane
- Directors:
- Frank Launder
- Producers:
- Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder
- Writers:
- Patrick Campbell, Paul Vincent Carroll, Frank Launder, Philip Rooney, Wolfgang Wilhelm
- Studio:
- ITV
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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