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Whisky Galore!

★ 6.8 (140 votes) | 1949 | 1h 22m
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Overview

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.

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  • Status Released
  • Release Date June 16, 1949
  • Budget N/A
  • Revenue N/A
  • Production Ealing Studios, General Film Distributors

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Whisky Galore! (1949) | Trailer | Basil Radford | Joan Greenwood | Catherine Lacey
Whisky Galore! (1949) | Trailer | Basil Radford | Joan Greenwood | Catherine Lacey

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