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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 ...
Whisky Galore!: Directed by Alexander Mackendrick. With Basil Radford, Catherine Lacey, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood. Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Alexander Mackendrick
- 1949-12-25
Feb 5, 2016 · Learn how the SS Politician, a ship carrying 264,000 bottles of whisky and £145,000 in cash, sank off the Outer Hebrides in 1941, and how the locals salvaged the cargo. Discover the facts and myths behind the book and film of Whisky Galore!
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Whisky Galore! Whisky Galore! is a 2016 British film, a remake of the 1949 Ealing Comedy of the same name, itself based on the novel of the same name by Compton Mackenzie. It was directed by Gillies MacKinnon and stars Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, Sean Biggerstaff and Naomi Battrick. The film premiered at the 2016 Edinburgh Film Festival.
May 12, 2017 · Whisky Galore: Directed by Gillies MacKinnon. With Naomi Battrick, Sean Biggerstaff, James Cosmo, Matt Costello. Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship during WWII.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Gillies MacKinnon
- 2017-05-12
Whisky Galore! Released Dec 25, 1949 1h 22m Comedy War. List. 96% Tomatometer 25 Reviews. 84% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings. During World War II, the tiny Scottish island of Todday runs out of ...
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- Comedy, War
Whisky Galore was released in close proximity to the Ealing films' Passport to Pimlico and Kind Hearts and Coronets (both 1949), causing the public to forevermore associate the studio with the comedy genre. A sequel, Rockets Galore, would be released in 1958. In 2009, the story was adapted into a musical for the stage, and a remake of the ...
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