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Whisky Galore!

1949

82 minutes

ComedyCrime

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.

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Top Cast

Basil Radford headshot

Basil Radford

Captain Paul Waggett

Bruce Seton headshot

Bruce Seton

Sergeant Odd

Gordon Jackson headshot

Gordon Jackson

George Campbell

Wylie Watson headshot

Wylie Watson

Joseph Macroon

Morland Graham headshot

Morland Graham

The Biffer

John Gregson headshot

John Gregson

Sammy MacCodrun

Joan Greenwood headshot

Joan Greenwood

Peggy Macroon

Gabrielle Blunt headshot

Gabrielle Blunt

Catriona Macroon

Catherine Lacey headshot

Catherine Lacey

Mrs. Waggett

Jean Cadell headshot

Jean Cadell

Mrs. Campbell

James Robertson Justice headshot

James Robertson Justice

Dr. Maclaren

James Woodburn headshot

James Woodburn

Roderick MacRurie

Jameson Clark headshot

Jameson Clark

Constable Macrae

Duncan Macrae headshot

Duncan Macrae

Angus MacCormac

Mary MacNeil headshot

Mary MacNeil

Mrs. MacCormac

Norman MacOwan headshot

Norman MacOwan

Captain MacPhee

Alastair Hunter headshot

Alastair Hunter

Captain MacKechnie

Henry Mollison headshot

Henry Mollison

Mr. Farquharson

Frank Webster headshot

Frank Webster

First Mate

Compton MacKenzie headshot

Compton MacKenzie

Captain Buncher

James Anderson headshot

James Anderson

Old Hector

Cyril Chamberlain headshot

Cyril Chamberlain

Finlay Currie headshot

Finlay Currie

Narrator

A.E. Matthews headshot

A.E. Matthews

Colonel Linsey-Woolsey