The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

Information

Release DateJune 6, 1974
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased
ProductionPanamint Film
LanguagesEnglish, Gaelic
N/A
Popularity4

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

John Mackenzie
John Mackenzie

Featured Cast

John Bett

John Bett

Various

Dolina MacLennan

Various

David Maclennan

Various

Elizabeth MacLennan

Various

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Various

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