United Kingdom / Jun 16, 1949 / U
1h 22min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Genres
ComedyCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Whisky Galore! |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ealing Studios, General Film Distributors |
| Release date | 16 giugno 1949 |
| Production | Michael Balcon, Monja Danischewsky |
| Writer | Angus MacPhail, Compton MacKenzie |
| Editing | Joseph Sterling |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs, Chic Waterson, Hal Britten, Roy Gough |
| Assistant directors | Harry Kratz, Alexander Mackendrick, Marjorie Owens |
| Camera operators | Chic Waterson, Hal Britten, Gerald Gibbs, Roy Gough |
| Additional photography | Gerald Gibbs, Chic Waterson, Hal Britten, Roy Gough |
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| Production design | Jim Morahan |
| Art direction | Jim Morahan |
| Set decoration | Jim Morahan |
| Special effects | Sydney Pearson, Geoffrey Dickinson |
| Music | Ernest Irving, Leonard Bulkley, Stephen Dalby |
| Sound | Ernest Irving, Leonard Bulkley, Stephen Dalby |
| Costume design | Anthony Mendleson |
| Makeup | Anthony Mendleson |
| Hairstyling | Anthony Mendleson |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Dec 25, 1949
France / Oct 08, 2014
Physical media
Netherlands / Sep 17, 2009 / AL / DVD
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