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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974-06-06 90 Min 0

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

Director

John Mackenzie
John Bett
John Bett
Various
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Dolina MacLennan
Various
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David Maclennan
Various
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Elizabeth MacLennan
Various
Alex Norton
Alex Norton
Various
Bill Paterson
Bill Paterson
Various
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Allan Ross
Various
John McGrath
John McGrath
Various
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Charles Kearney
Sellar
James Cosmo
James Cosmo
Loch
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Iain Glas
MacLeod
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David Steaurt
Judge