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Whisky Galore! (1949)

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.

  • Comedy
  • Crime

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Basil RadfordBasil RadfordCaptain Paul Waggett
  • Photo of Bruce SetonBruce SetonSergeant Odd
  • Photo of Gordon JacksonGordon JacksonGeorge Campbell
  • Photo of Wylie WatsonWylie WatsonJoseph Macroon
  • Photo of Morland GrahamMorland GrahamThe Biffer
  • Photo of John GregsonJohn GregsonSammy MacCodrun
  • Photo of Joan GreenwoodJoan GreenwoodPeggy Macroon
  • Photo of Gabrielle BluntGabrielle BluntCatriona Macroon
  • Photo of Catherine LaceyCatherine LaceyMrs. Waggett
  • Photo of Jean CadellJean CadellMrs. Campbell

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