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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Released: June 6, 1974 (1974)
Runtime: 90 minutes
Genres: Drama, Music, Comedy, History, TV Movie
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Dolina MacLennan as Various
Age at release: 36
- Elizabeth MacLennan as Various
Age at release: 36
- Bill Paterson as Various
Age at release: 29
- James Cosmo as Loch
Age at release: 26
- John Bett as Various
Age at release: 25
- David Maclennan as Various
Age at release: 25
- Alex Norton as Various
Age at release: 24
- Allan Ross as Various
Age at release: Unknown
- Charles Kearney as Sellar
Age at release: Unknown
- Iain Glas as MacLeod
Age at release: Unknown
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- Kenneth Benda as Duke
Age at release: 72
- Stuart Mungall as Husband
Age at release: 34
- David Steaurt as Judge
Age at release: Unknown
- Terry Cavers as Wife
Age at release: Unknown
- Kevin Collins as Old Man
Age at release: Unknown