
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 2017
- Creator
- Compton Mackenzie
- Starring
- Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, Naomi Battrick, Sean Biggerstaff, Kevin Guthrie, Iain Robertson, Anthony Strachan, Brian Pettifer and others
- Writer
- Peter McDougall
- Director
- Gillies Mackinnon
- Producers
- Iain Maclean and Alan J Wands
Colour remake of the 1949 Ealing comedy classic Whisky Galore.
The inhabitants of a Scottish island try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a nearby stranded ship. A remake of the beloved black and white original film directed by Alexander Mackendrick for Ealing Studios, which was based on the novel by Sir Compton Mackenzie, which itself was based on the real events of 1941 when the S.S. Politician was shipwrecked in the Outer Hebrides leading to an hilarious battle as the wily islanders on nearby Eriskay tried to salvage the huge cargo of whisky on board, enraging the British authorities.
- UK certificate
- PG
- Duration
- 98 minutes
- Release date
- Friday 19th May 2017
- Produced
- 2015
- Production company
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- Last repeat
- Saturday 12th December 2020 at 7:00pm on BBC2
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