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Whisky Galore!

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.

Top 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

Overview

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.

Rating

6.8 / 10
152 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    8 Mar 27, 2022

    Based on a real incident some 8 years earlier, this film tells the story of a whisky-starved Scottish island that gets the windfall to end all windfalls - a ship carrying an enormous cargo of Scotch runs aground. The islanders are determined to salvage whatever they can, despite the best efforts of the local Home Guard Captain (an Englishman - Basil Radford) and the Excise men. This is a gentle little comedy that pulls together an experienced comic cast in a joyous and entertaining way. This was filmed on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides and the scenery lends much to the charm of this film.

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