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Captain Boycott (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1947 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Frank Launder

Written By:
Patrick Campbell
Paul Vincent Carroll

Actors:
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

Synopsis:

Set in 1880s County Mayo, Ireland, Captain Boycott is the tyrannical landowner who incurs the wrath of the local farmers when he begins to evict tenants unable to pay their inflated rent. Rather than retaliate with violence, Charles Parnell, president of the Land League, suggests that everyone in the area ostracise Boycott and those willing to take over the property of recently evicted farmers. Boycott and his bailiff defy the proclamation by installing Mark Killian and his daughter Anne in a recently evicted farm. Farmer Hugh Davin is in love with Anne and the locals question his desire for their cause given such a conflict of interest. When time comes for Boycott to harvest his crop he has to seek military help to complete the task - ruined by the expense his only hope for salvation is to win a local horse race. When Boycott's own entry collects an injury he resorts to buying a replacement racehorse, Davin's horse, by taking advantage of his position. He enters it in the big race, but just before the horse passes the winning post, the incendiary mood amongst the villagers explodes and they invade the track causing the race to be abandoned. It's left to Father McKeogh to deliver a closing sermon, suggesting that in future the farmers reject violence in favour of a more peaceful method of protest - 'boycott'. It is from this incident that the word 'boycott' entered the English language.

Absorbing historical drama directed by Frank Launder and shot on location in southern Ireland. Stewart Granger heads the cast as a defiant Irish farmer, ably supported by Cecil Parker, Mervyn Johns, Alistair Sim and Robert Donat in a memorable cameo appearance as the famed Irish politician Parnell. Set in 1880s County Mayo, Ireland, Captain Boycott (Cecil Parker) is the tyrannical landowner who incurs the wrath of the local farmers when he begins to evict tenants unable to pay their inflated rent. Rather than retaliate with violence, Charles Parnell (Robert Donat), president of the Land League, suggests that everyone in the area ostracise Boycott and those willing to take over the property of recently evicted farmers. Boycott and his bailiff (Mervyn Johns) defy the proclamation by installing Mark Killian (Niall MacGinnis) and his daughter Anne (Kathleen Ryan) in a recently evicted farm. Farmer Hugh Davin (Stewart Granger) is in love with Anne and the locals question his desire for their cause given such a conflict of interest. When time comes for Boycott to harvest his crop he has to seek military help to complete the task - ruined by the expense his only hope for salvation is to win a local horse race. When Boycott's own entry collects an injury he resorts to buying a replacement racehorse, Davin's horse, by taking advantage of his position. He enters it in the big race, but just before the horse passes the winning post, the incendiary mood amongst the villagers explodes and they invade the track causing the race to be abandoned. It's left to Father McKeogh (Alastair Sim) to deliver a closing sermon, suggesting that in future the farmers reject violence in favour of a more peaceful method of protest - 'boycott'. It is from this incident that the word 'boycott' entered the English language.

The story of how the landlord Captain Charles Boycott was defeated by his tenant farmers after they refused to co-operate with him, their success going on to enrich the English language.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 03 March, 2013.

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