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| GB - 1948 - 82m - bw - Ealing | |||||||||||
During
World War 2, a ship full of whisky is wrecked on a small Hebridean island,and
the local customs and execise man has his hands full. Marvellously detailed,
fast moving, well played and attractively photographed comedy which firmly
established the richest Ealing vein. |
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| Classic
Ealing comedy about the no-holds barred battle waged by a Hebridean island
community, parched by wartime shortages, determined to put a shipwrecked
cargo of whisky to proper use before officialdom can lay claim to it. Reminiscent
of Passport to Pimlico in its amiable puncturing of bureaucracy,
but a good deal sharper as a parable of colonialism, with the Scots contriving
a humilating double-edged comeuppance for their English laird and master
(Radford). Delightful characterisations, lovely locations on the island
of Barra. TIME OUT FILM GUIDE, 1998 |
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| "Whisky
Galore" is a Highland Classic. It is an ageless film which will forever
please lovers of the Scottish island life and culture. Based upon the real-life
sinking of the SS Politician, off the Isle of Eriskay during the second
World War, it is a hilarious drink-filled romp through the culture of the
Western Isles. The dour and staid Captain Waggett is outwitted at every
stage by the quick-witted islanders of Todday, who will try everything to
get their hands on the precious cargo of uisge-beatha...'the water of life'...
as rare as gold-dust during the wartime rationing. Except of course on the
Sabbath, when all attempts to retrieve the whisky are postponed by the spiritual
needs of the people. A Scottish classic, with epic performances from Basil
Rathbone and Gordon Jackson particularly, this all-time classic film even
has some Gaelic language in it; making it a favourite of both Gael and non-Gael.
IIf you haven't seen it, watch it...as soon as you can!... AMAZON, Reviewer: (clanranald@ecosse.net) |
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