The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil is one of the most talked-about Drama, Music, Comedy, History, TV Movie movies released in 1974, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.
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.
