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.
Narrator: To the west, there is nothing. Except America.
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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.
Narrator: To the west, there is nothing. Except America.
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Facts about
The author of the original novel, Compton MacKenzie, plays the captain of the ship that runs aground on the island. In reality, Mackenzie took great exception to the number of takes that director Alexander Mackendrick made him do.
Ironically, the making-of documentary featured on the DVD/Blu-ray editions, "Distilling Whisky", cost the same amount of money to make as the film itself - £121,000.
Alexander Mackendrick insisted on making the film entirely on location, an unusual move for Ealing Studios.
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Ironically, the making-of documentary featured on the DVD/Blu-ray editions, "Distilling Whisky", cost the same amount of money to make as the film itself - £121,000.
Alexander Mackendrick insisted on making the film entirely on location, an unusual move for Ealing Studios.
read more facts about Whisky Galore!...
