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Dates: 1949 (Copyright), 18 July 1949 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Alexander Mackendrick
Synopsis: Comedy of the vain attempts of a Home Guard captain to protect the cargo of whisky on a wrecked ship off a Hebridean island whose inhabitants have been deprived of whisky because of the war.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Rationing, Whisky, Customs and Excise
Releases
Date: 16 June 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 82 mins Length: 7457 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: General Film Distributors
Date: 1989Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Black and White - SoundDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: EMI Film Distributors
Date: October 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 82 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: At Home/Movies: Whiskey GaloreAuthor: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v15 n1 January 2005 Page: 75
Title: Ealing Studios CollectionAuthor: GM Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Journal of British Cinema and Television v1 n1 2004 Pages: 142-148
Title: British Film Guides: Whisky Galore!Author: BARTON, Ruth Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review essay of 'Whisky Galore!' by Colin McArthur (I.B. Tauris, 2003).
In: Film Review n621 August 2002 Pages: 74-75
Title: Ealing Studios' 100th AnniversaryAuthor: WOODHAMS, Ben Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Optimum Release are celebrating the centenary anniversary of Ealing Studios by releasing six of the Ealing films.
In: Empire n140 February 2001 Page: 120
Title: Remote control: video to buyAuthor: [DP] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 10-25
Title: British Film: The Classic Television top 100Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A brief history of British film and Classic Television read- ers' 100 British films. Films listed with short synopses.
In: Positif n372 February 1992 Pages: 77-102
Title: Dossier: Alexander MacKendrickAuthor: BERTHOMÉ, Jean-Pierre et al Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Special feature on MacKendrick and his films. Includes an interview with him, and articles on WHISKY GALORE, THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS and LADYKILLERS.
In: Motion Picture Herald v177 n8 19 Nov 1949
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v177 n8 19 Nov 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v72 n5810 1 Jun 1949 Page: 12
Title: [Today's Cinema - v72 n5810 1 Jun 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v16 n187 July 1949 Page: 117
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v16 n187 July 1949: no known title]Language: English
Author: MERA, Miguel Pages: xiii, 206 p.
Title: Lethal innocence: the cinema of Alexander Mackendrick
Author: KEMP, Philip Pages: 298p.
Description: Foreword by Alec Guinness. The MAGGIE F
Title: From limelight to satellite: a Scottish film book
Author: DICK, Eddie Pages: 256p.
Title: The comic mind: comedy and the movies
Author: MAST, Gerald Pages: 369p.
Title: Whisky Galore! and The Maggie
Author: MCARTHUR, Colin Pages: 100 p.
Dates: 1949 (Copyright), 18 July 1949 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Alexander Mackendrick
Synopsis: Comedy of the vain attempts of a Home Guard captain to protect the cargo of whisky on a wrecked ship off a Hebridean island whose inhabitants have been deprived of whisky because of the war.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Rationing, Whisky, Customs and Excise
Releases
Date: 16 June 1949Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 82 mins Length: 7457 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: General Film Distributors
Date: 1989Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Black and White - SoundDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: EMI Film Distributors
Date: October 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 82 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(10)
In: Empire n197 November 2005 Page: 158Title: At Home/Movies: Whiskey GaloreAuthor: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v15 n1 January 2005 Page: 75
Title: Ealing Studios CollectionAuthor: GM Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Journal of British Cinema and Television v1 n1 2004 Pages: 142-148
Title: British Film Guides: Whisky Galore!Author: BARTON, Ruth Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review essay of 'Whisky Galore!' by Colin McArthur (I.B. Tauris, 2003).
In: Film Review n621 August 2002 Pages: 74-75
Title: Ealing Studios' 100th AnniversaryAuthor: WOODHAMS, Ben Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Optimum Release are celebrating the centenary anniversary of Ealing Studios by releasing six of the Ealing films.
In: Empire n140 February 2001 Page: 120
Title: Remote control: video to buyAuthor: [DP] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 10-25
Title: British Film: The Classic Television top 100Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A brief history of British film and Classic Television read- ers' 100 British films. Films listed with short synopses.
In: Positif n372 February 1992 Pages: 77-102
Title: Dossier: Alexander MacKendrickAuthor: BERTHOMÉ, Jean-Pierre et al Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Special feature on MacKendrick and his films. Includes an interview with him, and articles on WHISKY GALORE, THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT, SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS and LADYKILLERS.
In: Motion Picture Herald v177 n8 19 Nov 1949
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v177 n8 19 Nov 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v72 n5810 1 Jun 1949 Page: 12
Title: [Today's Cinema - v72 n5810 1 Jun 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v16 n187 July 1949 Page: 117
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v16 n187 July 1949: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(5)
Title: European film musicAuthor: MERA, Miguel Pages: xiii, 206 p.
Title: Lethal innocence: the cinema of Alexander Mackendrick
Author: KEMP, Philip Pages: 298p.
Description: Foreword by Alec Guinness. The MAGGIE F
Title: From limelight to satellite: a Scottish film book
Author: DICK, Eddie Pages: 256p.
Title: The comic mind: comedy and the movies
Author: MAST, Gerald Pages: 369p.
Title: Whisky Galore! and The Maggie
Author: MCARTHUR, Colin Pages: 100 p.