Whisky Galore!

7.1

/10

1h 22mCrime Comedy

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.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 ... Read more

Starring Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Gordon Jackson, Wylie Watson, Morland Graham, John Gregson, Joan Greenwood, Gabrielle Blunt, Catherine Lacey, Jean Cadell

Watch "Whisky Galore!" from streaming services BBC iPlayer, BFI Player, Mubi and several more released in 1949. It's a crime and comedy movie, and has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.