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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Cinema and 4K Blu-ray releases for Ealing classic comedies
Ealing Studios classics The Lavender Hill Mob and Kind Hearts & Coronets will return to cinemas this year, and come to UHD Blu-ray for the first time as stunning new 4K restorations.
British Comedy Guide, 21st February 2024Scotch smuggler finally tells tales of Whisky Galore
A 100-year-old islander has revealed how he was one of the men who smuggled bottles of Scotch from the wreck of SS Politician, the Whisky Galore ship.
George Mair, The Times, 6th February 2023BFI to launch US streaming service in May
The British Film Institute will launch BFI Player Classics as a stand-alone streaming service in the US featuring a curated roster of classic UK cinema on May 14. It will feature comedies including The Ladykillers, I'm All Right Jack, Whisky Galore! and many Carry On films.
Jeremy Kay, Screen Daily, 23rd April 2021Whisky Galore! scotch sells to Scottish museum
A museum has been successful in its bid for an 80-year-old bottle of whisky salvaged from the famous Scottish shipwreck that inspired Whisky Galore!.
Xander Richards, The National (Scotland), 4th October 2020This tale of a ship running aground in the outer Hebrides, bequeathing its 50,000 cases of whisky to the islanders, is based on a real incident. In director Mackendrick's hands it becomes a sublime Ealing comedy as the folk of Todday run rings round Basil Radford's Home Guard captain.
Paul Howlett, The Guardian, 21st March 2019Whisky Galore!, review
Whenever you read about treasure turning up on a beach, one of the best-loved British movies can spring to mind, evoking a warm-hearted nostalgia for more innocent times.
Marc Lee, The Telegraph, 27th February 2015Whisky Galore bottles fetch £12,050 at auction
Two bottles of whisky salvaged from the shipwreck that inspired the book and film Whisky Galore! have been sold for £12,050 after an online auction.
BBC News, 6th May 2013