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Whisky Galore!

  • 1949
  • Approved
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
6.8K
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Joan Greenwood and Basil Radford in Whisky Galore! (1949)
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Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship.Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship.Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship.

  • Director
    • Alexander Mackendrick
  • Writers
    • Compton MacKenzie
    • Angus MacPhail
  • Stars
    • Basil Radford
    • Joan Greenwood
    • Catherine Lacey
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    6.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alexander Mackendrick
    • Writers
      • Compton MacKenzie
      • Angus MacPhail
    • Stars
      • Basil Radford
      • Joan Greenwood
      • Catherine Lacey
    • 66User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Basil Radford
    Basil Radford
    • Captain Paul Waggett
    Joan Greenwood
    Joan Greenwood
    • Peggy Macroon
    Catherine Lacey
    Catherine Lacey
    • Mrs. Waggett
    Bruce Seton
    Bruce Seton
    • Sergeant Odd
    Wylie Watson
    Wylie Watson
    • Joseph Macroon
    Gabrielle Blunt
    Gabrielle Blunt
    • Catriona Macroon
    Gordon Jackson
    Gordon Jackson
    • George Campbell
    Jean Cadell
    Jean Cadell
    • Mrs. Campbell
    James Robertson Justice
    James Robertson Justice
    • Dr. Maclaren
    Morland Graham
    • The Biffer
    John Gregson
    John Gregson
    • Sammy MacCodrun
    James Woodburn
    • Roderick MacRurie
    James Anderson
    • Old Hector
    Jameson Clark
    Jameson Clark
    • Constable Macrae
    Duncan Macrae
    Duncan Macrae
    • Angus MacCormac
    Mary MacNeil
    • Mrs. MacCormac
    Norman MacOwan
    Norman MacOwan
    • Captain MacPhee
    Alastair Hunter
    Alastair Hunter
    • Captain MacKechnie
    • Director
      • Alexander Mackendrick
    • Writers
      • Compton MacKenzie
      • Angus MacPhail
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      American censors of the day insisted on a coda being inserted at the end of the film stating that the stolen whisky brought nothing but unhappiness to the islanders, although in real life quite the opposite was true.
    • Goofs
      Had there really been whisky (or anything except air) in those wooden crates piled as high as a person on the rowboats the villagers use to loot the cargo ship, those boats would have capsized or sunk by the sheer weight of the crates.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: To the west, there is nothing. Except America.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: By a strange coincidence the S.S. Cabinet Minister was wrecked off the Island of Todday [in the movie] two years after the S.S. Politician, with a similar cargo, was wrecked [in real life] off the Island of Eriskay. But the coincidence stops there, for our story and the characters in it are pure fiction.
    • Connections
      Featured in Tuesday's Documentary: The Ealing Comedies or Kind Hearts and Overdrafts (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      Brochan Lom, Tana Lom
      (uncredited)
      Traditional
      Sung when the whisky is first being shared out

    User reviews66

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    Truly Enjoyable

    Whisky Galore AKA Tight Little Island is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Alexander MacKendrick did a fantastic job in bringing Compton MacKenzie's book Whisky Galore to the big screen. MacKendrick keeps the pace going with plot twists that would cause one to "bust a gut." If you are looking for a truly enjoyable movie to lighten your mood, Whisky Galore is a must.
    • Bill Hutchinson
    • Sep 23, 2001
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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Gaelic
    • Also known as
      • Tight Little Island
    • Filming locations
      • Castlebay, Barra, Western Isles, Scotland, UK(Todday)
    • Production company
      • Ealing Studios
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,444
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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