The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)

Name: The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Director: John Mackenzie
Genre: Drama, Music, Comedy, History, TV Movie
Released: 1974-06-06
Duration: 90 min
Cast: John Bett, Dolina MacLennan, David Maclennan, Elizabeth MacLennan, Alex Norton

19741h 30mDramaMusicComedyHistoryTV MovieDocumentary

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.

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Cast

John BettVarious
DDolina MacLennanVarious
DDavid MaclennanVarious
EElizabeth MacLennanVarious
Alex NortonVarious
Bill PatersonVarious
AAllan RossVarious
John McGrathVarious
CCharles KearneySellar
James CosmoLoch
IIain GlasMacLeod
DDavid SteaurtJudge
Kenneth BendaDuke
SStuart MungallHusband
TTerry CaversWife
KKevin CollinsOld Man

Crew

Director: John Mackenzie
Writers: John McGrath
Producers: Graeme MacDonald
Cinematography: Brian Tufano
Editing: Gordon Clarke

Details

Released: June 6, 1974
Language: English
Studio: Panamint Film
IMDb: tt0395967