Rockets Galore

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Inhabitants of the Hebridean isle of Toddaya resist the British government's plan to turn their island home into a missile base.Inhabitants of the Hebridean isle of Toddaya resist the British government's plan to turn their island home into a missile base.Inhabitants of the Hebridean isle of Toddaya resist the British government's plan to turn their island home into a missile base.

Director
- Michael Relph
Writers
- Compton MacKenzie
- Monja Danischewsky
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6.0/10

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Director
- Michael Relph
Writers
- Compton MacKenzie
- Monja Danischewsky
Stars

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Jeannie Carson

Janet Macleod

Donald Sinden

Hugh Mander

Roland Culver

Capt. Waggett

Noel Purcell

Father James

Ian Hunter

Air Commodore Watchorn

Duncan Macrae

Duncan Ban

Jean Cadell

Mrs. Campbell

Gordon Jackson

George Campbell

Alex Mackenzie

Joseph Macleod

Jameson Clark

Constable Macrae

Carl Jaffe

Dr. Hamburger
(as Carl Jaffé)

Ronnie Corbett

Drooby
(as Ronald Corbett)

Nicholas Phipps

Andrew Wishart

Catherine Lacey

Mrs. Waggett

Nell Ballantyne

Bit Part
(uncredited)

Reginald Beckwith

Mumford
(uncredited)

Robert Boothby

Self
(uncredited)

W.J. Brown

Self
(uncredited)

Director
- Michael Relph
Writers
- Compton MacKenzie
- Monja Danischewsky
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Trivia
Of the original cast of Whisky Galore! (1949), only Catherine Lacey, Jean Cadell, Duncan MaCrae and Gordon Jackson reprised their original roles.

Goofs
Hugh (Donald Sinden) is standing with his back against the prom railings when a wave breaks on the rocks below and he gets splashes on the front of his jacket.

Quotes
[voiceover introduction]
Narrator: Ah, here we are on the isle of Todday. If you want to look for it on your map, you'll find it out in the Atlantic Ocean, just about as far to the west of Scotland as you can go without losing your nationality. Mind you, Todday is no an ordinary island. Och no. For during the last war it became quite historical. Just when the people of Todday were dying for lack of their staple diet, something happened that was in the nature of a miracle. Meaning no disrespect. Right over there on that rock, one foggy night, a ship foundered carrying 50,000 cases of whisky. Aye, 50,000 cases of free whisky. Oh, but that was some years ago now. And there you have the sad side of the story. Nothing lasts forever. It was a case of hail and farewell.
[shot of a huge pile of empty bottles and wooden boxes]
Narrator: You might say it was *many* cases of hail and farewell.

Connections
Follows Whisky Galore! (1949)

Soundtracks
Am balachan ban
(uncredited)
Traditional
Arranged by Cedric Thorpe Davie

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7/10

a slight but charming British comedy

The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world would be the perfect place for a rocket launch site. Squadron leader Hugh Manders (Donald Sinden) is sent to the island for a look-see and discovers a pastoral land peopled with quirky characters not at all willing to give up their homes or way of life for the sake of "progress".

Rockets Galore is a leisurely paced film that eschews broad slapstick for subtle humour, much of it found in the wry dialogue. There is a pronounced anti war sentiment in the film ,not to mention a more than passing nod to conservation (it figures prominently in the picture's "mcguffin"). The film makes much of the scenic locales, which were shot on the Island of Barra in the Hebrides. The surprisingly good looking Eastmancolour adds to the effect. There's something to be said for a film that is both charming and entertaining. For that reason I have no problem recommending Rockets Galore.