Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie

1923 · 70 min · ★ 10.0 · History, Drama

In the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie leads an insurrection to overthrow the Protestant House of Hanover and restore his family, the Catholic branch of the House of Stuart, to the British throne.

Directed by Charles Calvert · Written by Alice Ramsey

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