The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
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.
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)
John Mackenzie
At a glance
Countries
United Kingdom
Ratings
TMDB users
8.0/10
1 votes
Rating consensus
80/100 blend
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Warm reception overall — weighted ~80/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
John Bett
Various
Dolina MacLennan
Various
David Maclennan
Various
Elizabeth MacLennan
Various
Alex Norton
Various
Bill Paterson
Various
Allan Ross
Various
John McGrath
Various
Charles Kearney
Sellar
James Cosmo
Loch
Iain Glas
MacLeod
David Steaurt
Judge
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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)
John Mackenzie
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