Whisky Galore!
1949
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Synopsis
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.
Whisky Galore! (1949) is a 1h 22min comedy feature film by Alexander Mackendrick. Based on a true story.
Key facts
Cast
Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Gordon Jackson, Wylie Watson, Morland Graham, John Gregson, Joan Greenwood, Gabrielle Blunt
Original language
English
First release
June 16, 1949 (United Kingdom)
Production companies
Ealing Studios
Setting
Scotland
Crew
Screenplay
Angus MacPhail, Compton MacKenzie
Producer
Michael Balcon
Cinematography
Gerald Gibbs
Editing
Joseph Sterling
Music
Ernest Irving
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2025 generic
- Douarnenez Film Festival 1995 generic
- BAFTA Awards 1950 generic
- National Board of Review 1950 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | June 16, 1949 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 25, 1949 |
| Theatrical | France | October 8, 2014 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | U |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Netherlands | September 17, 2009 |
Full credits
| Director | Alexander Mackendrick |
| 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), Frank Webster (First Mate), Compton MacKenzie (Captain Buncher), James Anderson (Old Hector), Cyril Chamberlain, Finlay Currie (Narrator), A.E. Matthews (Colonel Linsey-Woolsey) |
| Screenplay | Angus MacPhail, Compton MacKenzie |
| Producer | Michael Balcon |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Editing | Joseph Sterling |
| Music | Ernest Irving |
| Visual effects | Geoffrey Dickinson, Sydney Pearson |
Additional data: TMDB.
