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Captain Lightfoot (1955)

Captain Lightfoot

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12

1h 32m

Adventure, Drama, Historical, Romance, War

February 18th, 1955

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A boggy swashbuckler of Irish freedom-fighter Michael Martin. In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, under the name "Lightfoot."

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Cast

Rock Hudson
Michael Martin, aka Capt. Lightfoot
Barbara Rush
Aga Doherty
Jeff Morrow
John Doherty, aka Capt. Thunderbolt
Kathleen Ryan
Lady Anne More
Finlay Currie
Callahan
Denis O'Dea
Regis Donnell
Geoffrey Toone
Captain Hood
Hilton Edwards
Lord Glen
Sheila Brennan
Waitress
Harold Goldblatt
Brady
Full cast & crew

Directors

Douglas Sirk
Full cast & crew

Producers

Ross Hunter
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

W.R. Burnett
(story and adaptation by)
Oscar Brodney
screenplay by
Full cast & crew

Taglines

an unforgettably beautiful love story
bringing again to the screen those brilliant young stars of Magnificent Obsession in W.R.Burnett's dramatic best-seller !

Keywords

rescue
rebellion
based on novel
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

April 10th, 1956 (Argentina)
September 9th, 1955 (Austria)
March 30th, 1956 (Belgium) (Brussels)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Captain Lightfoot (original title)
El patriota (Argentina)
Wenn die Ketten brechen (Austria)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Clogherhead, County Louth, Ireland
Powerscourt Estate, Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

92 min

Sound Mixes

4-Track Stereo

Aspect Ratios

2.55 : 1

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures (UI)
Universal International Pictures

Distribution Companies

Universal Films Argentina (Argentina)
J.Arthur Rank-Film (Austria)
Société Anonyme Universal-Film (Belgium)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

TCM Vault Collection (package design)
TV5-Titra Paris (french subtitles by)

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