Whisky Galore!
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"Whisky Galore!" is a classic 1949 British comedy film, based on Compton Mackenzie’s novel, about Scottish islanders salvaging a shipwrecked cargo of whisky during wartime rationing.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whisky Galore shipwreck association | 1 |
| film "Whisky Galore!" (1949) | 1 |
| film "Whisky Galore!" (2016) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Tight Little Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateTitleUsedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Compton Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Whisky Galore! (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Basil Radford
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Bruce Seton NERFINISHED ⓘ Catherine Lacey NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ James Robertson Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Cadell NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Greenwood NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gregson NERFINISHED ⓘ Morland Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Wylie Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Gerald Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Alexander Mackendrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorInUS | Universal-International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Russell Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Barra
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Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Ealing comedy
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Whisky Galore! (2016 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Captain Waggett
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George Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Macroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ernest Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | Finlay Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the classic Ealing comedies ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Scottish islanders attempt to salvage a shipwrecked cargo of whisky during wartime rationing. ⓘ |
| producer | Monja Danischewsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceNovel | 1947 ⓘ |
| releaseDateInUK | 1949 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Angus MacPhail
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Compton Mackenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | wartime rationing in Britain ⓘ |
| title | Whisky Galore! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
film "Whisky Galore!" (1949)
this entity surface form:
film "Whisky Galore!" (2016)
subject surface form:
Eriskay
this entity surface form:
Whisky Galore shipwreck association
subject surface form:
Michael Balcon