Based on a real incident some 8 years earlier, this film tells the story of a whisky-starved Scot...
Whisky Galore!
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.
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Whisky Galore!
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 16, 1949
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
User Score
68%
Original Title
Whisky Galore!
Production Companies
Ealing Studios, General Film Distributors
Director
Alexander Mackendrick
Description
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.
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