Whisky Galore! (1949)
Starring Basil Radford, Catherine Lacey, Bruce Seton
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick
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.
Runtime: 82 min.
Rating: 6.9
DVD
Languages: ,English
Countries: United Kingdom
Genres: Comedy,Crime
Keywords: scotland,based on novel or book,world war ii,island,shipwreck,war,whiskey,food rationing,homefront,1940s,hebrides
Cast
Captain Paul Waggett
Mrs. Waggett
Sergeant Odd
Peggy Macroon
Joseph Macroon
Catriona Macroon
George Campbell
Mrs. Campbell
Dr. Maclaren
The Biffer
Sammy MacCodrun
Roderick MacRurie
Old Hector
Constable Macrae
Angus MacCormac
Mrs. MacCormac
Captain MacPhee
Captain MacKechnie
Mr. Farquharson
First Mate
Captain Buncher