Whisky Galore!

Dec 25 1949 Approved 1h 20m
Comedy, Crime

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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Plot

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.

Written by

Compton MacKenzie, Angus MacPhail

Directed by

Alexander Mackendrick

Cast

Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, Catherine Lacey

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

General Film Distributors, Ealing Studios

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 1 nomination total

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Whisky Galore! (1949) | Trailer | Basil Radford | Joan Greenwood | Catherine Lacey
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