Be the first to watch, comment, and share indie trailers, clips, and featurettes. New colour adaptation of the classic 1949 ealing comedy and compton mackenzie novel, whisky galore, based on a true story. Writing credits in alphabetical order compton mackenzie. Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky. The story relates the looting of the wrecked ss politician off the isle of eriskay in 1941 with a cargo of 250,000 bottles of scotch whisky. My husbands fathers folks are from there, and i hear bits of their speech in his. Based on the 1947 novel by compton mackenzie, whisky galore. Anthony strachan as antony strachan catriona macroon. What happens when men can get just nothing but water and have a chance at a whole shipload of booze. Whisky galore whisky galore drinking song facebook. Islanders off the coast of scotland compete with a stuffy english commander to recover 50,000 cases of whisky from a wrecked cargo vessel.
A remake of the beloved black and white original film directed by alexander mackendrick for ealing studios, which was based on. O comedie britanica a celui deal doilea razboi mondial, bazata pe filmul cu acela. Funny, beautifullyfilmed, on the island of barra in scotland. Whisky galores scottish filming hotspots revealed in new.
Some have been a bit dismissive of this film for being too gentle. Diplomaticos reserva exclusiva is a complex blend of copper pot. Stars gregor fisher, eddie izzard, naomi battrick, sean biggerstaff, kevin guthrie and others. Romance, cheeky hijinks and good old fashioned scottish stubbornness come together in a film thats set to be a british classic. In 1943, the people of the isolated scottish island of todday are largely unaffected by wartime rationing, until their supply of whisky runs out. A stunning beach that was used to film the remake of whisky galore.
Colour remake of the 1949 ealing comedy classic whisky galore. Whiskey galore, about a wartime whiskeystarved island in the outer hebrides, displays these kinds of characters. The principal film location was portsoy, aberdeenshire, scotland. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the. The remake, starring eddie izzard, was filmed across scotland. The inhabitants of a scottish island try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a nearby stranded ship. Whisky galore is the charming and heartwarming tale of a community of islanders on a remote scottish island during ww2 coming together to relieve a sinking ship of its amber cargo. The film is about the ss politician, an 8000ton cargo ship sailing for kingston, jamaica and new orleans with a cargo including 28,000 cases of malt whisky. The film is about the ss politician, an 8000ton cargo ship sailing for kingston, jamaica and new orleans with a cargo including 28000 cases of malt whisky. Whisky galore novel, a 1947 novel written by compton mackenzie. Based on the true story of the sinking of the ss politician off the coast of eriskay in 1941 and the subsequent seizing of thousands of bottles of whisky by locals, whisky galore. Check out the new trailer starring tim pigottsmith, james cosmo, eddie izzard. When cargo ship the ss cabinet minister runs aground the shrewd islanders run rings around the buffoonish english home guard commander captain waggett and conspire to hide away cases.
The production story of this film may be just as interesting as the film itself. Seventyfive years ago today, on the morning of 5 february, 1941, the ss politician was heading north past the. During world war ii, the ss cabinet minister, containing 50,000 cases of malt whisky in its cargo, runs aground off the shore of the isolated scottish island of todday in the outer hebrides. Diplomaticos reserva exclusiva is a complex blend of copper pot still rums that have been aged in oak barrels for up to. During the war, the remote scottish island of todday is starved for scarce whisky, until a shipwreck strands thousands of cases of the water of life tantalizingly within reach. Its precisely 75 years since the historical event which inspired the book and film of whisky galore. New aberdour beach covers 36 acres of sand, sandstone caves, pebbles and wildlife on the. A remake of the beloved black and white original film directed by alexander mackendrick for ealing studios. Gillies mackinnon hideous kinky directs whisky galore, starring ellie kendrick game of thrones, james cosmo trainspotting and kevin guthrie dunkirk. St monans parish church, fife a featured location in the film. Online since 1998 and at our christchurch store since 2003. The film premiered at the 2016 edinburgh film festival and went on general release in scotland from 5 may 2017 and the rest of the uk, ireland and the us from 19 may 2017. We use cookies to give you the best online experience. During world war ii, the tiny scottish island of todday runs out of whiskey.
The scottish filming locations which feature in new comedy film whisky galore. Released by airedel records in 2017 containing music from whisky galore 2017. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Cabinet minister runs aground nearby during a heavy fog, the islanders are. A remake of 1949 film whisky galore is to be released in cinemas in may, it has been announced. On 5 february 1941, during gale force winds, she ran aground off the island of eriskay in the outer hebrides. Whisky galore is the story of the inhabitants of the isolated scottish island of todday, in the outer hebrides, where gloom sets in as their wartime rationing of whisky runs out.
In 1943, the people of the isolated scottish island of todday are largely unaffected by wartime rationing, until their supply of whisky run. Song anime film and a list of songs you can find on our channel. We are whisky galore, new zealands premier supplier of single malts and scotch blended whiskies. Set in the second world war when whisky rationing is in effect, scottish islanders of the outer hebrides try to plunder cases of whisky from a ship that is stranded on rocks just offshore, based loosely on the real events of the 1941 sinking of the ss politician. But the true story of the sinking of the ss politician is even more remarkable than the fictional tale, reports richard woodard. Tourism bosses hope a remake of whisky galore will boost visitor numbers to some of the lesserknown. With basil radford, joan greenwood, catherine lacey, bruce seton. A raucous caper with a dash of rebellious subtext, whisky galore. Based on the true story of the cargo ship ss politician running aground off the coast of eriskay in 1941 and the ensuing battle between the excise men and the locals trying to salvage the lucrative cargo. Whisky galore is the charming and heartwarming tale of a community of islanders on a remote scottish. Kate muir, writing in the times, gave the film four stars out of five. Whisky galore is gaelic for all the water in the world.
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