CinemaOSMovie · 1974 · 1h 30m

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

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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.

Directed byJohn Mackenzie

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
June 6, 1974
Studios
Panamint Film

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
John Bett

John Bett

Various

Dolina MacLennan

Various

David Maclennan

Various

Elizabeth MacLennan

Various

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Various

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Various

Allan Ross

Various

John McGrath

John McGrath

Various

Charles Kearney

Sellar

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Loch

Creative team
Directed by
John Mackenzie
John Mackenzie
Written by
John McGrath
John McGrath
Produced by
Graeme MacDonald

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