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Captain Lightfoot is a 1955 American CinemaScope Technicolor adventure film directed by Douglas Sirk starring Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush and Jeff Morrow and is Sirk's adaptation of a book by W. R. Burnett written in 1954. The movie is set in the early 19th century with the hero and his brother-in-arms becoming highwaymen, robbing the wealthy ...
- $1.3 million (US)
Captain Lightfoot: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Jeff Morrow, Kathleen Ryan. A pair of Irish rebels have swashbuckling adventures in 1815.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Douglas Sirk
- 1955-03-26
In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and is forced to flee into outlawry. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, "Lightfoot." 'Tis a perilous life, with captures, turncoats, rescues,...
- Douglas Sirk, John Sherwood
- Rock Hudson
Captain Lightfoot. An Irish swashbuckler (Rock Hudson) woos a rebel leader's (Jeff Morrow) daughter (Barbara Rush) in 19th-century Ireland.
- Adventure
- Rock Hudson
- Douglas Sirk
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Jun 11, 2015 · June 11, 2015. Douglas Sirk’s turbulent historical drama, set in Ireland in 1815, is a Western in disguise. It stars Rock Hudson in the title role—Lightfoot being the nom de guerre of Michael...
Synopsis. An unforgettably beautiful love story. 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.”. Cast.