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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

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1h 30m

1974

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.

Director

John Mackenzie

DramaMusicComedyHistoryTV Movie

theater play

Cast & Crew

John Bett

John Bett

as Various

Dolina MacLennan

as Various

David Maclennan

as Various

Elizabeth MacLennan

as Various

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

as Various

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

as Various

Allan Ross

as Various

John McGrath

John McGrath

as Various

Charles Kearney

as Sellar

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