Whisky Galore! (1949)
82 mins
6.8 / 10
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.
- Comedy
- Crime
Cast
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Basil Radford
as Captain Paul Waggett -
Bruce Seton
as Sergeant Odd -
Gordon Jackson
as George Campbell -
Wylie Watson
as Joseph Macroon -
Morland Graham
as The Biffer -
John Gregson
as Sammy MacCodrun -
Joan Greenwood
as Peggy Macroon -
Gabrielle Blunt
as Catriona Macroon -
Catherine Lacey
as Mrs. Waggett -
Jean Cadell
as Mrs. Campbell
Backdrops
Cast
Basil Radford
as Captain Paul Waggett
as Captain Paul Waggett
Bruce Seton
as Sergeant Odd
as Sergeant Odd
Gordon Jackson
as George Campbell
as George Campbell
Wylie Watson
as Joseph Macroon
as Joseph Macroon
Morland Graham
as The Biffer
as The Biffer
John Gregson
as Sammy MacCodrun
as Sammy MacCodrun
Joan Greenwood
as Peggy Macroon
as Peggy Macroon
Gabrielle Blunt
as Catriona Macroon
as Catriona Macroon
Catherine Lacey
as Mrs. Waggett
as Mrs. Waggett
Jean Cadell
as Mrs. Campbell
as Mrs. Campbell
James Robertson Justice
as Dr. Maclaren
as Dr. Maclaren
James Woodburn
as Roderick MacRurie
as Roderick MacRurie
Jame Anderson
as Old Hector
as Old Hector
Jameson Clark
as Constable Macrae
as Constable Macrae
Duncan Macrae
as Angus MacCormac
as Angus MacCormac
Mary MacNeil
as Mrs. MacCormac
as Mrs. MacCormac
Norman MacOwan
as Captain MacPhee
as Captain MacPhee
Alastair Hunter
as Captain MacKechnie
as Captain MacKechnie
Henry Mollison
as Mr. Farquharson
as Mr. Farquharson
Frank Webster
as First Mate
as First Mate
Compton MacKenzie
as Captain Buncher
as Captain Buncher
James Anderson
as Old Hector
as Old Hector
Directing
Production
Michael Balcon
- Producer
Monja Danischewsky
- Associate Producer
L. C. Rudkin
- Unit Production Manager
Hal Mason
- Production Supervisor
Writing
Camera
Chic Waterson
- Camera Operator
Gerald Gibbs
- Director of Photography
Hal Britten
- Camera Operator
Roy Gough
- Still Photographer
Sound
Ernest Irving
- Original Music Composer
Leonard Bulkley
- Sound Recordist
Ernest Irving
- Conductor
Stephen Dalby
- Sound Supervisor