The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)

 This is a very fun swashbuckler movie.

 Peter McEnery plays Hugh O'Donnell, an Irish prince during the 16th century, who want to unite the clans of Ireland to get the English out of Ireland.

 Hugh goes to Lord McSweeney's home to try to convince him and the other clans there to band together;
and to see McSweeney's daughter, Kathleen (Susan Hampshire).
 Hugh convinces McSweeney and the other clans there to join together under the theory that together they can defeat the English. 
 Hugh is captured by the English when he and McSweeney are invited aboard what they think is a merchant ship.
  Hugh escapes from prison with the help of Sean O'Toole (Donal McCann),
and is captured again.
 He escapes next time with the added help of Henry O'Neill (Tom Adams).
 The rest of the movie is about the English capturing Donegal castle,
the Irish fighting to take Donegal castle back;
and the romance between Hugh and Kathleen.
 The Fighting Prince of Donegal is a lot of fun.
 I wrote this post for the 2021 Swashbucklathon hosted by Silver Screen Classics.

















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