Whisky galore belongs to that genre of writing about the country wherein officious citytypes are constantly being wrongfooted by the wily locals, so there are plenty of laughs at the expense of the uptight authority figures. It was the directorial debut of alexander mackendrick. Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship. Rosa whisky galore, rose whisky galore in gardentags. The standup comedian, actor and writer plays an uptight world war ii commander investigating a missing freighter ship that ran aground, packed full of malt whisky in the. Original motion picture soundtrack by patrick doyle on amazon music. Bbc radio drama, scotland world war two, whisky galore.
If youre going to remake a classic scottish comedy, then youd better have something fresh hidden up your. Funny, beautifullyfilmed, on the island of barra in scotland. Regarded by many as one of scotlands finest bottlers of whisky, adelphis limited edition and single cask expressions are some of the most soughtafter drams on our shelves today. Theres good fun to be had in watching director gilles mackinnons and writer peter mcdougalls remake of the 1949 comedy from director alexander mackendrick and writer angus macphaill, based on the novel from compton mackenzie. Compton mackenzies popular 1947 novel inspired an unforgettable ealing comedy in 1949 and now a brilliant new movie which shows off scotland at its dazzling best. A stunning beach that was used to film the remake of whisky galore. Islanders off the coast of scotland compete with a stuffy english commander to recover 50,000 cases of whiskey from a. Whisky galore is the simple love story of two men unable to marry their sweethearts because wartime circumstances have denied their island uisge beatha whisky, the water of life, essential to both popping the question and to the ceremonies.
Whisky galore was based upon a true incident, the foundering of the ss politician off the isle of eriskay in 1941 with 50,000 cases of scotch whisky aboard. In the midst of this catastrophe, sergeant odd returns on leave to court peggy macroon, the daughter of the local shopkeeper. Whisky galore whisky galore drinking song facebook. Whisky galore 834 colombo street, christchurch, new zealand 80 rated 4. Eddie izzard is a man on a mission in his new movie whisky galore. There are also some funny satirical jabs at military incompetence, puritan hypocrisy, and overbearing parents. Adelphi select and bottle just a tiny handful of casks each year, carefully selected from distilleries around scotland that represent the t. Australia brazil canada china france germany india italy japan. The band whiskey galore evolved in 1997 as a result of friendship and a deep passion for celtic music between mike and kevin. Whisky galore is the charming and heartwarming tale of a community of islanders on a remote scottish island during ww2. Whisky galore official trailer 2017 version youtube. Gregor fisher eddie izzard sean biggerstaff 2017 islanders off the coast of scotland compete with a stuffy english commander to recover 50,000 cases of whisky from a wrecked cargo vessel. Stars gregor fisher, eddie izzard, naomi battrick, sean biggerstaff, kevin guthrie and others.
Whiskey galore performing arts facebook 592 photos. In 1943, the people of the isolated scottish island of todday are largely unaffected by wartime rationing, until their supply of whisky run. A ship wreck with a cargo of uisge beatha, the water of life. Whisky galore is the charming and heartwarming tale of a community of islanders on a. Whisky galore 2016 yify download movie torrent yts.
Classic ealing comedy about the mayhem that ensues when a whisky laden ship runs aground off the coast of the outer hebrides during the second world war. A remake of 1949 film whisky galore is to be released in cinemas in may, it has been announced. Based on the infamous 1941 true story, whisky galore. Rosa whisky galore, rose whisky galore in gardentags plant encyclopedia available to buy from 5 stores in the uk. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Aug 27, 2017 whisky galore is the charming and heartwarming tale of a community of islanders on a remote scottish island during ww2 coming together to relieve a sinking ship of its amber cargo. Whisky galores scottish filming hotspots revealed in new. Apr 29, 2016 remake of the ealing classic whisky galore. The scottish filming locations which feature in new comedy film whisky galore. Tight little island dvd region 1 playable in the us and canada. Based on the 1947 novel by compton mackenzie, whisky galore. Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship. Situated at the picturesque edradour distillery, andrew symington founded signatory vintage over 30 years ago, procuring and bottling single cask and smallbatch bottlings from scotlands single malt and grain distilleries.
While having such an uncynical feature has its benefits, the sheer blissful optimism that emanates does prove detrimental too, for whisky galore. Released by airedel records in 2017 containing music from whisky galore 2017. May 12, 2017 video archive for the film whisky galore. Financial analysis of whisky galore 2017 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Scottish filmmaker gillies mackinnon hideous kinky remakes the 1949 ealing comedy classic, although its difficult to understand why. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. What happens when men can get just nothing but water and have a chance at a whole shipload of booze. Jul 25, 2017 a stunning beach that was used to film the remake of whisky galore.
Whilst many whisky producers use majority bourbon barrels, which are in plentiful supply and twoapenny due to the fact that. From the wayward accents which change as often as imelda marcos in a shoe shop. New aberdour beach covers 36 acres of sand, sandstone caves, pebbles and wildlife on. Combining an experts knowledge of whisky with a travel writers fondness for. The production story of this film may be just as interesting as the film itself. Gregor fisher eddie izzard sean biggerstaff 2017 islanders off the coast of scotland compete with a stuffy english commander to recover 50,000 cases of whisky. Directed by gillies mackinnon, written by peter mcdougall. Islanders off the coast of scotland compete with a stuffy english commander to recover 50,000 cases of whisky from a wrecked cargo vessel. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title whisky galore. The film premiered at the 2016 edinburgh film festival and went on general release in scotland from 5 may 2017 and the rest of the uk, ireland and the us from 19 may 2017. Loosely based on a true story, its a lively romp set on the. Graeme hunter picturesgraeme hunter pictures in mackendricks hands, this story was a charming tale of defying the ration and indulging in a little acceptable law. In 1943, the people of the isolated scottish island of todday are largely unaffected by wartime rationing, until their supply of whisky runs out. It was directed by gillies mackinnon and stars gregor fisher, eddie izzard, sean biggerstaff and naomi battrick.
Famous for their decanterstyle bottles that hold their precious whisky inside. New aberdour beach covers 36 acres of sand, sandstone caves, pebbles and wildlife on the. Grossly historically inaccurate hollywoodization of one of scotlands greatest heroes, as well as a vilification of robert the bruce, who is possibly an even greater hero to scotland. Whisky galore is the charming and heartwarming tale of a community of islanders on a remote scottish island during ww2 coming together to relieve a sinking ship of its amber cargo. Set in the second world war when whisky rationing is in effect, scottish islanders of the outer hebrides try to plunder cases of whisky from a ship that is stranded on rocks just offshore, based loosely on the real events of the 1941 sinking of the ss politician.
The film is about the ss politician, an 8000ton cargo ship sailing for kingston, jamaica and new orleans with a cargo including 28,000 cases of malt whisky. With basil radford, joan greenwood, catherine lacey, bruce seton. Colour remake of the 1949 ealing comedy classic whisky galore the inhabitants of a scottish island try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a nearby stranded ship. After lunch on board, the afternoon was spent enjoying a tour and tasting at the scapa distillery, or visit the italian chapel and the churchill. Whisky galore is gaelic for all the water in the world. Based on the true story of the cargo ship ss politician running aground off the coast of eriskay in 1941 and the ensuing battle between the excise men and the locals trying to salvage the lucrative cargo, that of 50, 000 cases of whisky. Sadino333 05 whisky galore official trailer 2017 version. Westering home and whisky galore hebridean island cruises. The hollywood news whisky galore is out now on digital and vod and on. Agreeably precious but largely pointless, gillies mackinnons remake of the classic ealing studios farce could use a boozy kick. Filmed at barra in the outer hebrides, whisky galore aka tight little island was based upon a true incident, the foundering of a cargo ship off the isle of eriskay with. Much of the filming for this took place in north aberdeenshire at port soy in august 2015. A tour of scotlands island distilleries ian buxton isbn.
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