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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

Jun 6, 1974 · 1h 30m
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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.

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CAST

John Bett
Various
Dolina MacLennan
Various
David Maclennan
Various
Elizabeth MacLennan
Various
Alex Norton
Various
Bill Paterson
Various
Allan Ross
Various
John McGrath
Various
Directed by John Mackenzie

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Panamint Film
Country
GB

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