The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974 • Drama | Documentary
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John Mackenzie
Director
John McGrath
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
June 6, 1974
Duration
90 Min
Language
en
Popularity
4.886
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
John Bett
Alex Norton
Bill Paterson
John McGrath
James Cosmo
Kenneth Benda
