Whisky galore! / StudioCanal ; J. Arthur Rank presents ; an Ealing Studios production ; screenplay by Compton Mackenzie and Angus Mac Phail ; produced by Michael Balcon ; directed by Alexander Mackendrick ; released through General Film Distributors.
Maggie Distilling Whisky Galore! Whisky Galore, a personal history.
Notes:
Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, James Robertson Justice, Gordon Jackson. Originally issued in the set "2-films by Alexander Mackendrick: Whisky galore! [and] The Maggie." Based on the novel Whisky galore by Compton Mackenzie. Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. Special features: digitally restored & remastered feature film ; Introduction by George Perry, author of Forever Ealing ; audio commentary by British cinema expert John Ellis ; Distilling Whisky Galore!, a 52-minute documentary including interviews with Alexander Mackendrick and his crew ; Whisky Galore: A Personal History, 20-minute recounting of the original events from islander Angus Campbell ; interview with Hilary Mackendrick, wife of Alexander Mackendrick ; trailers. Booklet ([14] pages ; illustrations) with credits, notes and essay by Ronald Bergan inserted in container.
Summary:
Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship.
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