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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

Dir. John Mackenzie·1974·1h 30m

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.

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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)

John Mackenzie

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1h 30m
Cross-source blend ~80/100

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8.0/10

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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

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