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unusual facts about Whisky Galore!



Eileen Ascroft

Her first husband was celebrated filmmaker, Alexander Mackendrick, who produced Whisky Galore, The Ladykillers and A High Wind in Jamaica among other projects.

StudioCanal UK

Kill List, The Guard and a re-release of Whisky Galore! appear to be the last titles released under the Optimum Releasing banner.

The Maggie

It was produced by Ealing Studios, at a time when rural Scotland was seen as a popular backdrop for light family entertainment (other examples include I Know Where I'm Going!, Whisky Galore! and Geordie, and British Transport Films such as The Coasts of Clyde).


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