Whisky Galore! (1949) | |
| Director(s) | Alexander Mackendrick |
| Producer(s) | Michael Balcon, Monja Danischewsky (associate) |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
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Whisky Galore! (1949) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by Alexander Mackendrick and produced by Michael Balcon and Monja Danischewsky.
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Ealing Comedy #4: Whisky Galore! (Alexander Mackendrick, 1949)
By Virginie Pronovost on Dec 23, 2022 From The Wonderful World of CinemaThe journey across the Ealing comedies continues today with Whisky Galore!, a 1949 film that introduced two critical figures to these films: director Alexander Mackendrick and actress Joan Greenwood. By the way, I just discovered that Alexander Mackendrick also directed Sweet Smell of Success (1957)... Read full article
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Quotes from
Farquharson:
My men are experts.
Captain Paul Waggett: So are the Todday people, at hiding whisky!
Narrator: [describing the inhabitants of Todday as children run out of a cottage] A happy people, with few and simple pleasures.
Captain Paul Waggett: [Speaking about the islanders] They're so unsporting. They don't do things for the sake of doing them like the English. We play the game for the sake of the game. Other nations play the game for the sake of winning it.
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Captain Paul Waggett: So are the Todday people, at hiding whisky!
Narrator: [describing the inhabitants of Todday as children run out of a cottage] A happy people, with few and simple pleasures.
Captain Paul Waggett: [Speaking about the islanders] They're so unsporting. They don't do things for the sake of doing them like the English. We play the game for the sake of the game. Other nations play the game for the sake of winning it.
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Facts about
James Thurber suggested that the film be called "Scotch on the Rocks".
Local islanders were hired as extras for £1 a day.
Joan Greenwood was a trained ballet dancer but couldn't come to grips with the Hebridean style of dancing, so a local dancer was used for close-ups of her feet.
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Local islanders were hired as extras for £1 a day.
Joan Greenwood was a trained ballet dancer but couldn't come to grips with the Hebridean style of dancing, so a local dancer was used for close-ups of her feet.
read more facts about Whisky Galore!...
