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Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

Comedy, Crime

1h 22m

June 16, 1949 (76 years ago)

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.

ActorAge thenAge now
Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Captain Paul Waggett

Birthday: June 25, 1897

51 October 20, 1952 (55)
Bruce Seton

Bruce Seton

Sergeant Odd

Birthday: May 29, 1909

40 September 27, 1969 (60)
Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

George Campbell

Birthday: December 19, 1923

25 January 15, 1990 (66)
Wylie Watson

Wylie Watson

Joseph Macroon

Birthday: February 4, 1889

60 May 3, 1966 (77)
Morland Graham

Morland Graham

The Biffer

Birthday: August 7, 1891

57 April 8, 1949 (57)
John Gregson

John Gregson

Sammy MacCodrun

Birthday: March 15, 1919

30 January 8, 1975 (55)
Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood

Peggy Macroon

Birthday: March 4, 1921

28 February 27, 1987 (65)
Gabrielle Blunt

Gabrielle Blunt

Catriona Macroon

Birthday: January 8, 1919

30 June 10, 2014 (95)
Catherine Lacey

Catherine Lacey

Mrs. Waggett

Birthday: May 6, 1904

45 September 23, 1979 (75)
Jean Cadell

Jean Cadell

Mrs. Campbell

Birthday: September 12, 1884

64 September 24, 1967 (83)