The incident inspired Compton Mackenzie's book Whisky Galore and an Ealing comedy of the same name.

BBC: Bottles from wreck that inspired Whisky Galore auctioned

Two rare bottles salvaged from the shipwreck that inspired the book and film Whisky Galore are being auctioned.

BBC: Bottles from wreck that inspired Whisky Galore auctioned

Scottish author Compton Mackenzie, published the novel Whisky Galore in 1947, which was loosely based on the SS Politician wreck.

BBC: Whisky Galore bottles fetch ?12,050

The classic 1949 Ealing comedy, Whisky Galore, based on Compton Mackenzie's book was set on the fictional Hebridean island of Todday.

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