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

• Drama
• Music
• Comedy
• History
• TV Movie
• Documentary

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.

Rating

8 / 10 (1 votes)

Release date

June 6, 1974

Runtime

1h 30m

Language

English

Director

John Mackenzie

Status

Released