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Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

19496.81h 22m

Overview

Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
Written by Angus MacPhail, Compton MacKenzie
Produced by Michael Balcon
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Top Cast

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Captain Paul Waggett

Bruce Seton

Bruce Seton

Sergeant Odd

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

George Campbell

Wylie Watson

Wylie Watson

Joseph Macroon

Morland Graham

Morland Graham

The Biffer

John Gregson

John Gregson

Sammy MacCodrun

Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood

Peggy Macroon

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Gabrielle Blunt

Catriona Macroon

Catherine Lacey

Catherine Lacey

Mrs. Waggett

Jean Cadell

Jean Cadell

Mrs. Campbell

Themes & Keywords

islandbased on novel or bookscotlandshipwreckworld war iiwhiskeyblack and whitehome frontfood rationing1940shebrides, scotland

About Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore! is a comedy, crime film released in 1949 exploring themes of island, based on novel or book, scotland, shipwreck, world war ii, whiskey. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, it stars Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Gordon Jackson. Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.

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