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6.3/10 • 18

1955-03-261h 32m

AdventureRomanceHistory

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."

Directors
Douglas Sirk
Writters
Oscar Brodney, W.R. Burnett
Editors
Oscar Brodney, W.R. Burnett, Frank Gross

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Rock Hudson

    Rock Hudson

    Michael Martin

  2. Barbara Rush

    Barbara Rush

    Aga Doherty

  3. Jeff Morrow

    Jeff Morrow

    John Doherty

  4. Kathleen Ryan

    Kathleen Ryan

    Lady Anne More

  5. Finlay Currie

    Finlay Currie

    Callahan

  6. Denis O'Dea

    Denis O'Dea

    Regis Donnell

  7. Geoffrey Toone

    Geoffrey Toone

    Captain Hood

  8. Hilton Edwards

    Hilton Edwards

    Lord Glen

  9. Sheila Brennan

    Sheila Brennan

    Waitress

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CinemaSerf

Nov 25, 2023

6/10

"Michael Martin" (Rock Hudson) is a low-key highwayman in early 1800s Ireland happy to rob the local gentry and contribute to Denis O'Shea's association that is peaceably pressuring for Irish freedom. The latter man isn't keen on accepting the fruits of crime, though, and so "Martin" leaves in a fit of pique and encounters a clergyman who takes him to a tavern. No room at the inn, but the preacher is a man of imagination and soon they are to share a room - if only the robber can convince the rebel-loathing landlord that he is worthy! Guess what? Folks ain't what they seem and in best "The Moonraker" tradition, the priest turns out to be the legendary "Capt. Thunderbolt" (Jeff Morrow) and swiftly the two become best friends, the former falls madly in love with the mischievous "Aga" (Barbara Rush) and a standard swashbuckling adventure ensues. To be sure, Hudson looks the part - but his acting is always the same - wooden with the occasional glint in his eye. There's virtually no chemistry with the almost as equally uninterested Rush and the presence of Scotsman Finlay Currie as the local balladeer doesn't quite convince either. That said, it's a colourful and reasonably paced film with just enough action, some duplicity, treachery and threat to temper the romantic slush and though maybe not a film I'll remember, I quite enjoyed it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$1,300,000.00
Keywords
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