Captain Boycott (film)
1947 historical drama film by Frank Launder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the historical figure from whom the film takes its name, see Charles Boycott.
Captain Boycott is a 1947 British historical drama film directed by Frank Launder and starring Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan, Mervyn Johns, Alastair Sim and Cecil Parker.[2] Robert Donat makes a cameo appearance as the Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell.[3] The film explains how the word boycott appeared in the English language. Ironically, the titular character plays a secondary role in the film, as an anti-hero, and the hero of the film is Hugh Davin.
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Directed by | Frank Launder |
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Music by | William Alwyn |
Production company | Individual Pictures |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date | 26 August 1947 |
Running time | 92 mins |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £250,000 (US$1 million)[1] |
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