Whisky Galore!. Image shows from L to R: George Campbell (Gordon Jackson), The Biffer (Morland Graham). Copyright: Ealing Studios
Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore! (1949)

  • 1949 film

Classic Ealing comedy about a Scotch-laden ship that runs aground off the coast of the Outer Hebrides during the Second World War. Stars Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, James Robertson Justice, Gordon Jackson, Wylie Watson and more.

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Sequel to Whisky Galore! seeing Todday threatened by a giant missile base.

Whisky Galore!. Image shows from L to R: Peggy Macroon (Naomi Battrick), Captain Paul Wagget (Eddie Izzard), Joseph Macroon (Gregor Fisher). Copyright: Whisky Galore Movie Plc
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Whisky Galore!

New colour adaptation of the classic 1949 Ealing comedy and Compton Mackenzie novel, Whisky Galore, based on a true story.

The Maggie. Image shows from L to R: The Skipper (Captain Peter MacTaggart) (Alex Mackenzie), The Engineman (McGregor) (Abe Barker), The Mate (Hamish) (James Copeland). Copyright: STUDIOCANAL / Ealing Studios
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The Maggie

Ealing comedy depicting a clash of cultures between a hard-nosed American businessman and a crafty Scottish sea captain.

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Saturday Night Theatre: Whisky Galore

Bernard Holley and Dolina Maclennan star in Hector MacMillan's new dramatisation of Compton Mackenzie's comedy.

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