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Based on a real incident some 8 years earlier, this film tells the story of a whisky-starved Scottish island that gets the windfall to end all windfalls - a ship carrying an enormous cargo of Scotch runs aground. The islanders are determined to salvage whatever they can, despite…
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Whisky Galore!
68%
Movie
1h 22m
AI Analysis
Whisky Galore! (1949) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Whisky Galore! (1949) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Crime with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 t… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~82 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Whisky Galore! 68% (152 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 152 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1949-06-16
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 16665
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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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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Cast
Basil Radford
Captain Paul Waggett
Bruce Seton
Sergeant Odd
Gordon Jackson
George Campbell
Wylie Watson
Joseph Macroon
Morland Graham
The Biffer
John Gregson
Sammy MacCodrun
Joan Greenwood
Peggy Macroon
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Gabrielle Blunt
Catriona Macroon
Catherine Lacey
Mrs. Waggett
Jean Cadell
Mrs. Campbell
James Robertson Justice
Dr. Maclaren
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James Woodburn
Roderick MacRurie
Jameson Clark
Constable Macrae
Duncan Macrae
Angus MacCormac
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Mary MacNeil
Mrs. MacCormac
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Norman MacOwan
Captain MacPhee
Alastair Hunter
Captain MacKechnie
Henry Mollison
Mr. Farquharson
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Based on a real incident some 8 years earlier, this film tells the story of a whisky-starved Scottish island that gets the windfall to end all windfalls - a ship carrying an enormous cargo of Scotch runs aground. The islanders are determined to salvage whatever they can, despite the best efforts of the local Home Guard Captain (an Englishman - Basil Radford) and the Excise men. This is a gentle little comedy that pulls together an experienced comic cast in a joyous and entertaining way. This was filmed on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides and the scenery lends much to the charm of this film.
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