Filmed at barra in the outer hebrides, whisky galore aka tight little island was based upon a true incident, the foundering of a cargo ship off the isle of eriskay with 50,000 cases of scotch aboard. At whisky galore we are specialist in introducing businesses that want to discover rare and unique scottish whiskies and import them to their country. The flavor spiral shows the most common flavors that youll taste in whisky galore 5 year old single malt and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it. Whisky galore is the charming and heartwarming tale of a community of islanders on a remote scottish island during ww2 coming together to relieve a sinking ship of its amber cargo. Crazy credits the closing credits continue with shots of the wedding scene and then follow with clips from the film. As the new whisky galore film arrives in cinemas, we take you behind the scenes to find out all about the vehicles home guard commander eddie izzard and the rest of. The scottish islanders of todday bypass war time rationing and delight in smuggling cases.
Released by airedel records in 2017 containing music from whisky galore 2017. Gillies mackinnons remake of the classic postwar ealing comedy is light on laughs and feels out of place. We listen to your needs and before introducing you to the perfect scottish distillery company that is perfect for you we learn about your target market. Whisky galore trailer 1 1 of 1 whisky galore trailer 1 whisky galore. It extends from the orkney islands in the far north, down to just above edinburgh and glasgow.
Gli film e accolto in kiribati il marzo 1952 da obsession comedy di suoi libro cascadia, necessario per passaggio portait prezioso in 89. It was directed by gillies mackinnon and stars gregor fisher, eddie izzard, sean biggerstaff and naomi battrick. New whisky galore film has some vintage performances. In its original guise, ss politician was a blend created in the 1990s using whisky salvaged from the wreckage of the eponymous ship run aground off eriskay. Politician ran aground on eriskay and promptly had its cargo. Check out the new trailer starring tim pigottsmith, james cosmo, eddie izzard. Filmed at barra in the outer hebrides, whisky galore aka tight little island was based upon a true incident, the foundering of. A remake of the beloved black and white original film directed by alexander mackendrick for ealing studios, which was based on the novel by sir compton mackenzie, which itself was based on the real events of 1941 when the s. Hd whisky galore 2016 streaming ita film per tutti. The motorcycle and sidecar combination used in the film clearly has telescopic front forks, these didnt become common until well after wwii the bike used was a 1954 bsa model m21. The scottish filming locations which feature in new comedy film whisky galore. We are whisky galore, new zealands premier supplier of single malts and scotch blended whiskies.
Agreeably precious but largely pointless, gillies mackinnons remake of the classic ealing studios farce could use a boozy kick. In the original film the immortal words as per the clip there is no more whisky are said. Looking to watch whisky galore find out where whisky galore. As with the original film, mackinnons remake or modern interpretation as the advertising insists is less than a. Much of the filming for this took place in north aberdeenshire at port soy in august 2015. If you are looking for whisky from the isle of islay, please. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A frieghter runs aground near todday, and its cargo consists of 50,000 cases of whisky. A remake of the classic movie whisky galore will be released in 2016. Stars gregor fisher, eddie izzard, naomi battrick, sean biggerstaff, kevin guthrie and others. It was directed by gillies mackinnon and stars gregor fisher, edd. The film premiered at the 2016 edinburgh film festival and went on general release in scotland from 5 may 2017 and the rest of the uk, ireland and the us from 19 may 2017. What does whisky galore 5 year old single malt taste like. In the book, residents of the fictional islands of great todday and little todday attempt to pilfer 50,000 cases of whisky from.
In 1943, the people of the isolated scottish island of todday are largely unaffected by wartime rationing, until their supply of whisky runs out. Although the actual meat of the film involving stealing the whisky was quite fun the actual build up to this event was a little tedious and provided very few laughs. Originally released in great britain as whisky galore. Whisky galores scottish filming hotspots revealed in new. Whisky galore peliculas comedia romantica en espanol. Based on the 1947 novel by compton mackenzie, whisky galore. This beloved british film is a firstrate nostalgia trip. It was the directorial debut of alexander mackendrick. Be the first to watch, comment, and share indie trailers, clips, and featurettes. Keep up with latest whisky, bourbon and irish whiskey arrivals to whisky galore from our evergrowing range of single malts, specialty whisky bottlings from scotland and around the world. Whisky galore is now on sale via the arrow films website until january th.
This film is full of the finest british character actors of the era, and a few acting nonentities as well, who all give marvellous performances. Tight little island dvd region 1 playable in the us and canada. During world war ii, a ship full of whisky is wrecked on a small hebridean island where the local customs and excise man has his hands full. I hope you get half as much out of whisky galore as i have youll be well pleased. Based on the infamous 1941 true story, whisky galore. Whisky galore 7 year old 70cl, 40% single malt scotch whisky named after the 1947 novel and 1949 film of the same name, a story which is based on true events when the s. Whisky galore 5 year old single malt get free shipping. The film actually reminded me of that irish picture waking ned, which had the begorrah and blarney stone talk turned up to eleven. Whisky galore 1949 whisky galore was based upon a true incident, the foundering of the ss politician off the isle of eriskay in 1941 with 50,000 cases of scotch whisky aboard. Colour remake of the 1949 ealing comedy classic whisky galore the inhabitants of a scottish island try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a nearby stranded ship. Original motion picture soundtrack, an album by patrick doyle on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The islanders, who have no whisky on their island because of wartime. Whisky galore peliculas comedia romantica en espanol latino. Whisky galore was based upon a true incident, the foundering of the ss politician off the isle of eriskay in 1941 with 50,000 cases of.
Take a look to the official track list of the soundtrack of whisky galore, the upcoming comedy movie remake directed by gillies mackinnon based on a script by peter mcdougall and starring gregor fisher, eddie izzard, sean biggerstaff, naomi battrick, kevin guthrie, and ellie kendrick. Scotland is home to many islands, and this section includes the six whisky producing islands the orkney islands, lewis, mull, skye, jura and arran. Online since 1998 and at our christchurch store since 2003. The highland region of scotland is in terms of area, the biggest whisky producing region. When a film spends over a decade meandering in development hell, with producers abandoning it and its purposebuilt production company going into administration, theres a certain degree of trepidation that inevitably comes with said film s eventual release. Pictures of the beginning of filming of whisky galore at portsoy. Gregor fisher eddie izzard sean biggerstaff 2017 islanders off the coast of scotland compete with a stuffy english commander to recover 50,000 cases of. The laughter doesnt stop, and the whisky keeps on flowing i love it.