Whisky Galore!
1949 | 82m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Alexander Mackendrick |
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| Writer: | Compton MacKenzie, Angus MacPhail |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 16, 1949 |
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| Director: | Alexander Mackendrick |
| Writer: | Compton MacKenzie, Angus MacPhail |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | scotland, based on novel or book, world war ii, island, shipwreck, whiskey, home front, food rationing, 1940s, hebrides, scotland |
| Production Companies | Ealing Studios, General Film Distributors |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jame Anderson | Old Hector |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Compton MacKenzie | Novel, Screenplay |
| Chic Waterson | Camera Operator |
| Leonard Bulkley | Sound Recordist |
| Marjorie Owens | Continuity |
| Ernest Irving | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Hal Britten | Camera Operator |
| Alexander Mackendrick | Director |
| Angus MacPhail | Screenplay |
| Gerald Gibbs | Director of Photography |
| Joseph Sterling | Editor |
| Harry Kratz | Assistant Director |
| Geoffrey Dickinson | Special Effects |
| Stephen Dalby | Sound Supervisor |
| Jim Morahan | Art Direction |
| Hal Mason | Production Supervisor |
| L. C. Rudkin | Unit Production Manager |
| Anthony Mendleson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sydney Pearson | Special Effects |
| Roy Gough | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Monja Danischewsky | Associate Producer |
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 9 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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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.