Movie·1949·1h 22m
Whisky Galore!
Directed By
Alexander Mackendrick
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Angus MacPhail, Compton MacKenzie
Producer
Michael Balcon
Cinematography
Gerald Gibbs
Music
Ernest Irving
Editor
Joseph Sterling
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Basil Radford
Captain Paul Waggett
Bruce Seton
Sergeant Odd
Gordon Jackson
George Campbell
Wylie Watson
Joseph Macroon
Morland Graham
The Biffer
John Gregson
Sammy MacCodrun
Joan Greenwood
Peggy Macroon
Gabrielle Blunt
Catriona Macroon
Catherine Lacey
Mrs. Waggett
Jean Cadell
Mrs. Campbell
James Robertson Justice
Dr. Maclaren
James Woodburn
Roderick MacRurie
Jameson Clark
Constable Macrae
Duncan Macrae
Angus MacCormac
Mary MacNeil
Mrs. MacCormac
Norman MacOwan
Captain MacPhee
Alastair Hunter
Captain MacKechnie
Henry Mollison
Mr. Farquharson
// crew
Crew
Alexander Mackendrick
Director
Angus MacPhail
Screenplay
Michael Balcon
Producer
Ernest Irving
Original Music Composer
Compton MacKenzie
Screenplay
Gerald Gibbs
Director of Photography
Joseph Sterling
Editor
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