Am 8. August 2011 wird Optimum Releasing in Großbritannien den Film “Whisky Galore” [GB 1949, Alexander Mackendrick] aus den Ealing Studios auf Blu-ray und DVD veröffentlichen.

Digitally restored** & back in cinemas July 29th 2011

WHISKY GALORE (1949)

Directed by Alexander Mackendrick

Based on the novel by Compton Mackenzie

Starring Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, James Robertson Justice, Catherine Lacey, Wylie Watson and Gordon Jackson

Restoration premieres at the Edinburgh Film Festival 2011

Opens at Edinburgh FIlmhouse July 29th 2011

Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, which sunk Feb 5 1941 – during WWII – was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.

WHISKY GALORE will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 8th 2011

Extras: Audio Commentary by John Ellis (83 min) / Distilling! Original TV Documentary (52 min) / The Real Whisky Galore! With Angus Campbell (20 min) / Hilary Mackendrick in Conversation With Anthony Slide (37 min) / Introduction by George Perry (6 min) / Photo Gallery

DVD tech specs: Cert: PG / Region 2 / Total Running Time: 82 mins approx / B&W PAL / Feature Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 / Feature Audio: Mono 2.0 / English Language / Catalogue No: OPTBD2065 / RRP: £15.99

Blu-ray tech specs: Cert: PG / Region B / Total Running Time: 85 mins approx / B&W PAL / Feature Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 / Video: BD50 / AVC / 24p / Feature Audio: Mono 2.0 / Audio Codec: PCM / English Language / Catalogue No: OPTBD2065 / RRP: £19.99

** Whisky Galore! appears in its original aspect ratio of 1:37:1 with mono 2.0 sound. Whisky Galore! was restored in high definition for this release using the best original film materials available. Unfortunately, some technical issues remain in the form of occasional printed-in dirt and scratches, periodic softness and instability of picture caused by film shrinkage, and image flicker caused by density fluctuation. These issues are all as per the original film source materials and reflect both the nature of the original film production and the physical state of the materials. We hope this will not detract from your enjoyment of this presentation.