
Geronimo1967
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 ...