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Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

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Comedy   Crime
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English , Gaelic
📆 Date Released: 1949-06-16
⌚ Running Time: 82 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

Basil Radford original image
Captain Paul Waggett
Basil Radford
Bruce Seton original image
Sergeant Odd
Bruce Seton
Gordon Jackson original image
George Campbell
Gordon Jackson
Wylie Watson original image
Joseph Macroon
Wylie Watson
Morland Graham original image
The Biffer
Morland Graham
John Gregson original image
Sammy MacCodrun
John Gregson
Joan Greenwood original image
Peggy Macroon
Joan Greenwood
Gabrielle Blunt original image
Catriona Macroon
Gabrielle Blunt
Catherine Lacey original image
Mrs. Waggett
Catherine Lacey
Jean Cadell original image
Mrs. Campbell
Jean Cadell
James Robertson Justice original image
Dr. Maclaren
James Robertson Justice
James Woodburn original image
Roderick MacRurie
James Woodburn
Jame Anderson original image
Old Hector
Jame Anderson
Jameson Clark original image
Constable Macrae
Jameson Clark
Duncan Macrae original image
Angus MacCormac
Duncan Macrae
Mary MacNeil original image
Mrs. MacCormac
Mary MacNeil
Norman MacOwan original image
Captain MacPhee
Norman MacOwan
Alastair Hunter original image
Captain MacKechnie
Alastair Hunter
Henry Mollison original image
Mr. Farquharson
Henry Mollison
Frank Webster original image
First Mate
Frank Webster
Compton MacKenzie original image
Captain Buncher
Compton MacKenzie
James Anderson original image
Old Hector
James Anderson

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