The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
- John Mackenzie
- 1h 30m
- June 6, 1974 · United Kingdom
Overview
In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a live audience is intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 6, 1974
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Gaelic
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Panamint Film
- Cast
- John Bett,Dolina MacLennan,David Maclennan,Elizabeth MacLennan,Alex Norton,Bill Paterson,Allan Ross,John McGrath,Charles Kearney,James Cosmoand 6 more
- Director
- John Mackenzie
- Writer
- John McGrath,Ann Scott
- Producer
- Graeme MacDonald
- Cinematography
- Brian Tufano
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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