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Bonnie Prince Charlie

Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the German House of Hanover, ruler of Great Britain.

Release Date : 1948-10-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : London Films Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Prince Charles Edward Stuart

Original Name : David Niven

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clementina Walkinshaw

Original Name : Judy Campbell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lord George Murray

Original Name : Jack Hawkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blind Jamie

Original Name : John Laurie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donald MacDonald

Original Name : Morland Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Marquis of Tullibardine

Original Name : Finlay Currie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glonallddale

Original Name : Hector Ross

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieutenant Ingleby

Original Name : Hugh Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Duke of Cumberland

Original Name : Elwyn Brook-Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Fergusson

Original Name : Charles Goldner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Macleod

Original Name : Ronald Adam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flora MacDonald

Original Name : Margaret Leighton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kinloch Moidart

Original Name : Herbert Lomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel O'Sullivan

Original Name : John Longden

Gender : Male

Character Name : MacDonald of Keppoch (Morar)

Original Name : Franklin Dyall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cameron of Lochiel

Original Name : Guy Le Feuvre

Gender : Male

Character Name : MacDonald of Armadale

Original Name : Stuart Kindsdell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kingsburgh

Original Name : James Hayter

Gender : Male

Character Name : George II

Original Name : Martin Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Duke of Newcastle

Original Name : G.H. Mulcaster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Ker

Original Name : Torin Thatcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Alan of Moidart

Original Name : Simon Luck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liddy Kingsburgh

Original Name : Nell Ballantyne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Duncan

Original Name : John Rae

Gender : Male

Character Name : King James II

Original Name : Henry Oscar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Annie Kingsburgh

Original Name : Patricia Fox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Margaret MacDonald

Original Name : Molly Rankin

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-02-15

Sick of the rule of the Hanoverian government that had arrived following the deposition of King James VII/II, the Scots people are all too keen to welcome his son - the “Bonnie Prince” himself (David Niven) as he calls for a gathering of the clans at Glenfinnan and declares that he is going to restore the house of Stuart to the throne. There are sceptics, but once he manages to secure the services of the acclaimed soldier “Murray” (Jack Hawkins) and the support of many of the chieftains the length and breadth of the land, they set off to remove the “redcoats” from not just Scotland but from the whole kingdom. Initially this all goes surprisingly well as the population quite fancy the idea of a change, but as they push farther south and then face the superiority of the Duke of Cumberland (Elwyn Brook-Jones) and his thirty thousand soldiers, the wheels start to come off! It’s a gentle and romanticised view of British history from a turbulent and violent period of the 18th century, and historians and purists will probably loath it, but as an exercise in Hollywood mythology it allows Niven to exude some cheeky charisma as a character who undoubtedly had a considerable amount of personality whilst Margaret Leighton puts on her best accent as the infamous Flora MacDonald and an whole host of Scottish regulars from John Laurie to Finlay Currie to James Hayter help give it a certain tartan heather feel to it. It’s a bit long, but there’s enough action to keep the romantic elements in check and if you just sit back and enjoy it for what it is, then there are worse ways to spend 2¼ hours.