7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Whisky Galore! (1949)
Whisky Galore! (1949)
Overview
Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.
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Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict and resolution champion local autonomy and the preservation of tradition through a community's resourceful defiance of distant government regulations, aligning with a subtle skepticism towards central authority.
This 1949 British comedy features a cast and narrative typical of its era, without any explicit or implicit focus on diversity, equity, or inclusion themes. The casting is traditional, and the story does not critique or reframe traditional identities.
Secondary
The film satirizes religious hypocrisy through Reverend Macalister, who readily rationalizes the illegal salvaging of whisky with theological arguments. It portrays the community, including its religious leader, as willing to bend moral and legal principles for personal gain, highlighting human foibles within the faith.
The film "Whisky Galore!, 1949" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a remote Scottish island's community and their pursuit of salvaged whisky, with all romantic subplots being heterosexual. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate.
The film "Whisky Galore!, 1949" does not appear to feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Based on available information, there is no depiction of transgender identity within the narrative, leading to a rating of N/A for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1949 film "Whisky Galore!" is a direct adaptation of Compton Mackenzie's 1947 novel. All major characters retain their original genders from the source material, with no instances of a character established as one gender being portrayed as another.
The 1949 film "Whisky Galore!" is based on a novel set in a Scottish island community. The characters, as established in the source material and portrayed by the cast, are consistently white Scottish islanders. There is no indication of any character being established as one race and then portrayed as another.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.8
Critic Ratings
9.6
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