Whisky Galore (80 Years of Ealing)

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Review added by
Stuart McLean

Certificate: PG
Running Time: 1 Hour 23 Mins
Retail Price: £12.99
Release Date: 08/08/2011
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
When a ship carrying 50,000 cases of whisky runs aground, the inhabitants of a Scottish island cannot resist the temptation to replenish their depleted supplies. Only an English Home Guard captain (brilliantly played by Basil Greenwood) stands in their way.

Special Features:
The Feature: digitally restored & remastered
Introduction by George Perry, author of 'Forever Ealing'
Audio commentary by British cinema expert John Ellis
Distilling Whisky Galore! - 52 minute doc including interviews with Alexander Mackendrick and his crew
Whisky Galore: A Personal History - 20 minute recounting of the original events from islander Angus Campbell
Interview with Hilary Mackendrick, wife of Alexander Mackendrick
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