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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Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 1949
- Creator
- Compton Mackenzie
- Stars
- Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, James Robertson Justice, Gordon Jackson, Wylie Watson, Catherine Lacey, Jean Cadell, Bruce Seton and more
- Writers
- Compton Mackenzie and Angus MacPhail
- Director
- Alexander Mackendrick
- Producer
- Michael Balcon
- Company
Amidst wartime rationing, the small Hebridean island of Todday is thrown into chaos when the whisky stocks run out.
It is fortuitous for the islanders, then, when the SS Cabinet Minister - laden with thousands of crates of export whisky - runs aground a short distance off the coast in heavy fog. Only a few of the inhabitants even begin to think twice: amongst them the stern Home Guard captain, Englishman Paul Waggett.
Determined to retrieve as much of the golden brew as possible before the ship succumbs to the waves in its entirety, the locals mount a daring mid-night liberation effort right under Waggett's nose. But this is a man determined not to go down without a fight!
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Additional details
- Tagline
- A Highland fling on a tight little island
- UK certificate
- A
- Duration
- 82 minutes
- UK release
- Thursday 16th June 1949
- Distributors
- Also known as
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- Tight Little Island (Foreign title)
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Music composed and conducted by Ernest Irving, based on old Scottish tunes and played by the Philharmonia Orchestra.
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Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 14th June 2024 at 7:30pm on BBC Scotland
- Saturday 25th November 2023 at 3:05pm on BBC2
- Saturday 5th August 2023 at 1:00pm on BBC2
Recording details
- Ealing Studios
- Isle of Barra