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.
Genres:
Drama·Documentary·Music·Comedy·History·TV Movie
Original Title
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Original Language
English
Production Country
United Kingdom
Release Date
06/06/1974
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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974·90 min
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.