6.8Whisky Galore! · 1949
Whisky Galore! (1949) is a Comedy / Crime film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, starring Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Gordon Jackson.
ComedyCrime
6.8Overview
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.
Cast
Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Gordon Jackson, Wylie Watson, Morland Graham, John Gregson, Joan Greenwood, Gabrielle Blunt
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What is "Whisky Galore!" about?
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.
When was "Whisky Galore!" released?
Whisky Galore! was released in 1949.
Who stars in "Whisky Galore!"?
The cast includes Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Gordon Jackson, Wylie Watson.
