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

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
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
1974 / 1 hr 30 minIn 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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Director
John Mackenzie
Cast
John Bett, Alex Norton
Producted By
Panamint Film
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