Whisky Galore!( 1949)

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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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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
Frank Webster
First Mate
Compton MacKenzie
Captain Buncher
James Anderson
Old Hector
Cyril Chamberlain
Finlay Currie
Narrator
A.E. Matthews
Colonel Linsey-Woolsey

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Mar 27 2022

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 ...