Movie Description
Whisky Galore!
(1949)Overview
Whisky Galore! is a 1949 British comedy film produced by Ealing Studios, starring Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood and Gordon Jackson. It was the directorial debut of Alexander Mackendrick; the screenplay was by Compton Mackenzie, an adaptation of his 1947 novel Whisky Galore, and Angus MacPhail. The story—based on a true event, the running aground of the SS Politician—concerns a shipwreck off a fictional Scottish island, the inhabitants of which have run out of whisky because of wartime rationing. The islanders find out the ship is carrying 50,000 cases of whisky, some of which they salvage, against the opposition of the local Customs and Excise men.
Featured Crew
- Director : Alexander Mackendrick
- Producer : Michael Balcon
- Editor : Joseph Sterling
- Cast : Basil Radford,Bruce Seton,Gordon Jackson,Wylie Watson,Morland Graham,John Gregson,Joan Greenwood,Gabrielle Blunt,Catherine Lacey,Jean Cadell,James Robertson Justice,James Woodburn,Jameson Clark,Duncan Macrae,Mary MacNeil,Norman MacOwan,Alastair Hunter,Henry Mollison,Frank Webster,Compton MacKenzie,James Anderson,Cyril Chamberlain,Finlay Currie,A.E. Matthews
Cast
Captain Paul Waggett
Sergeant Odd
George Campbell
Joseph Macroon
The Biffer
Sammy MacCodrun
Peggy Macroon
Catriona Macroon
Mrs. Waggett
Mrs. Campbell
Dr. Maclaren
Roderick MacRurie
Constable Macrae
Angus MacCormac
Mrs. MacCormac
Captain MacPhee
Captain MacKechnie
Mr. Farquharson
First Mate
Captain Buncher
Old Hector
Narrator
Colonel Linsey-Woolsey
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Facts
Original TitleWhisky Galore!
Status Released
Release Information
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1949-06-16
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 22m
Production CompaniesEaling Studios,General Film Distributors
Genres
- Comedy
- Crime
