Whisky Galore!

Watch: Whisky Galore!

Unrated

12/25/19491h 22m

Theatrical Release (US)

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.

Director:

Alexander Mackendrick

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

island
based on novel or book
scotland
shipwreck
world war ii
whiskey
home front
food rationing
1940s
hebrides, scotland

Cast

Basil Radford

~ as ~

Captain Paul Waggett

Bruce Seton

~ as ~

Sergeant Odd

Gordon Jackson

~ as ~

George Campbell

Wylie Watson

~ as ~

Joseph Macroon

Morland Graham

~ as ~

The Biffer

John Gregson

~ as ~

Sammy MacCodrun

Joan Greenwood

~ as ~

Peggy Macroon

Gabrielle Blunt

~ as ~

Catriona Macroon

Catherine Lacey

~ as ~

Mrs. Waggett

Jean Cadell

~ as ~

Mrs. Campbell

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
8
Based on a real incident some 8 years earlier, this film tells the story of a whisky-starved Scottish island that gets the windfall to end all windfalls - a ship carrying an enormous cargo of Scotch runs aground. The islanders are determined to salvage whatever they can, despite the best efforts of the local Home Guard Captain (an Englishman - Basil Radford) and the Excise men. This is a gentle little comedy that pulls together an experienced comic cast in a joyous and entertaining way. This was filmed on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides and the scenery lends much to the charm of this film.