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Whisky Galore!

NR
ComedyCrime
6.8/10(128 ratings)

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.

06-16-1949
1h 22m
Whisky Galore!
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Main Cast

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

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Alexander Mackendrick
Production:
Ealing Studios, General Film Distributors

Key Crew

Screenplay:
Angus MacPhail
Director:
Alexander Mackendrick
Producer:
Michael Balcon
Production Supervisor:
Hal Mason

Locations and Languages

Country:
GB
Filming:
GB
Languages:
en