

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974 · Movie · 1h 30m
DramaMusicComedyHistoryMade-for-TV
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.
Ratings
IMDb
8.6/10
Key crew
- John MackenzieDirector
- John McGrathWriter
Cast
- John BettVarious
- Dolina MacLennanVarious
- David MaclennanVarious
- Elizabeth MacLennanVarious
- Alex NortonVarious
- Bill PatersonVarious
- Allan RossVarious
- John McGrathVarious
- Charles KearneySellar
- James CosmoLoch
- Iain GlasMacLeod
- David SteaurtJudge
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