Released
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
June 6 1974 (over 50 years ago)Rating
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- Director: John Mackenzie
- Genres: Drama, Documentary, Music, Comedy, History, TV Movie
- Runtime: 1 h 30 m
- Country: United Kingdom
- Company: Panamint Film
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.
