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

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974·1h 30m
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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.

Director

John Mackenzie

Writers

John McGrath

Cast

John Bett

John Bett

Various

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Dolina MacLennan

Various

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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

Details

Language

en

Status

Released