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Whisky Galore!
Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

6.853/10

Release Date

16 June 1949

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Captain Paul Waggett

Bruce Seton

Bruce Seton

Sergeant Odd

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

George Campbell

Wylie Watson

Wylie Watson

Joseph Macroon

Morland Graham

Morland Graham

The Biffer

John Gregson

John Gregson

Sammy MacCodrun

Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood

Peggy Macroon

Gabrielle Blunt

Gabrielle Blunt

Catriona Macroon

Catherine Lacey

Catherine Lacey

Mrs. Waggett

Jean Cadell

Jean Cadell

Mrs. Campbell

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Dr. Maclaren

James Woodburn

James Woodburn

Roderick MacRurie

Jameson Clark

Jameson Clark

Constable Macrae

Duncan Macrae

Duncan Macrae

Angus MacCormac

Mary MacNeil

Mary MacNeil

Mrs. MacCormac

Norman MacOwan

Norman MacOwan

Captain MacPhee

Alastair Hunter

Alastair Hunter

Captain MacKechnie

Henry Mollison

Henry Mollison

Mr. Farquharson

Frank Webster

Frank Webster

First Mate

Compton MacKenzie

Compton MacKenzie

Captain Buncher

James Anderson

James Anderson

Old Hector

Cyril Chamberlain

Cyril Chamberlain

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Narrator

A.E. Matthews

A.E. Matthews

Colonel Linsey-Woolsey

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