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Classic Ealing comedy. During the Second World War, the inhabitants of a small Hebridean island are wilting under a chronic shortage of whisky. When a ship is wrecked on the shore, it is discovered to contain 50,000 cases of malt, which are promptly appropriated by the menfolk of the island. All is well until an English Home Guard commander - determined to see the whisky restored to its rightful owners - calls in Her Majesty's Customs, and the islanders make frantic attempts to hide their treasured alcoholic booty!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a very funny film and worth watching.
All the family can sit down together to watch it.
All the family can sit down together to watch it.
55 of 59 people found the following review helpful
By L. Hay
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Sir Compton McKenzie got the inspiration for his book from a real life event.
This is a film I have seen many times and I have read the book. It was lovely to get the DVD and see the extras. It had to be retitled for the American anti-alcohol lobby and the ending had to be altered to show that the Islanders gained no benefit from stealing all that Whisky.
I seem to recall that the times I have watched it before, the ending was different, or perhaps I am confusing it with the book.
The upshot is that the Islanders did not suffer in the slightest from secreting "the water of life" and everyone lived happily ever after.
As a matter of interest, Whisky was rationed and scarce in the UK during the war, yet boatloads were exported to the USA.
WATCH THE FILM - AND - READ THE BOOK!!!!
You will not regret it.
This is a film I have seen many times and I have read the book. It was lovely to get the DVD and see the extras. It had to be retitled for the American anti-alcohol lobby and the ending had to be altered to show that the Islanders gained no benefit from stealing all that Whisky.
I seem to recall that the times I have watched it before, the ending was different, or perhaps I am confusing it with the book.
The upshot is that the Islanders did not suffer in the slightest from secreting "the water of life" and everyone lived happily ever after.
As a matter of interest, Whisky was rationed and scarce in the UK during the war, yet boatloads were exported to the USA.
WATCH THE FILM - AND - READ THE BOOK!!!!
You will not regret it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By CDG Dunblane
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Whisky Galore is one of these timeless films; well-acted (perfect west-Highland accents) and with a storyline based upon an actual Hebridean event - a cargo ship runs aground on rocks near one of the outer Hebrides islands and its cargo is thousands of boxes of whisky. The islanders, who have no whisky on their island because of war-time rationing, want to remove some of the whisky at night but are frustrated initially because it is Sunday and have to spend an entire day wondering if the boat will sink before they can remove some of the cargo. Eventually they succeed and a hilarious scene follows where the Customs men try to find where the whisky is located. A classic film and as funny today as it was when it was first filmed.
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Whistful dreams of the past
The rollicking humour, wartime memories of the Home Guard (in which my father served) and the outwitting of stultified officialdom, place this story as one of the gems to come out... Read more
Published 3 months ago by John R.
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great movie
what can one say about these old movies , absolutley love them . they may seem strange to the younger generation but sheer nostalgic viewing , No bad language , no violence . Read more
Published 3 months ago by Doreen G
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A true story retold as classic humour - and full of authentic detail
An absolute classic comedy and national legend - has much the same status in Scotland as The Third Man in Austria - and based on a true story. Unmissable.
Published 4 months ago by Dr. James Wilkie
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80 Minutes Of Cinematic Magic
This 1949 directing debut of Scottish-American Alexander Mackendrick is a brilliantly made piece of pure cinematic magic and holds a worthy place in the great pantheon of classic... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Keith M
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Whiskey a-go go
I remember seeing this film as a child and loving it. Since then, I have seen it many times AND still love it. The photography, the music and the acting are all great. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Execelsior
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Returned item
the item was returned as I was of the opinion it did not match the description as it did not play.
Published 15 months ago by Trevor
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The Password Is Whisky!
Out of Ealing Studios, Whisky Galore! is directed by Alexander Mackendrick and adapted to screenplay by Compton Mackenzie (novel also) and Angus MacPhail. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Spike Owen
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whisky galore
very very funny. if you want a good laugh then this film will do it. it will lift your spirit! quick delivery excellent
Published 18 months ago by frances
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Pleasantly surprised
The DVD played faultlessly. The extra material, a book on film making was excellent, and as a short film maker myself, it will be useful. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. Michael Hill
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Still Plenty of Laughs to be Had
"Whisky Galore," (1949), novel and film were known in the United States as TIGHT LITTLE ISLAND, a phrase used glancingly in the film's dialog, as there was an American ban at the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Stephanie DePue
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