Whisky Galore! is a 2016 British comedy film directed by Gillies MacKinnon and written by Compton MacKenzie, Angus MacPhail, and Peter McDougall. It was released in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2017. It is a remake of the 1949 film of the same name.
Premise[]
This film is about Scottish islanders who try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship during WWII.
Cast[]
- Gregor Fisher – Joseph Macroon
- Eddie Izzard – Captain Waggett
- Sean Biggerstaff – Sergeant Donald Odd
- Naomi Battrick – Peggy Macroon
- James Cosmo – Macalister the Minister
- Ellie Kendrick – Catriona Macroon
- Kevin Guthrie – George Campbell
- The wedding fiddler is Paul Anderson, the famous Tarland fiddler. (Uncredited)
Release[]
Whisky Galore! has gained theatrical distribution in the United Kingdom and the United States by Arrow and was scheduled to be released in cinemas in the UK on 5 May 2017.