The Cheviot the Stag and the Black Black Oil Dual Format
Dual Format Edition: Blu-ray & DVD. The first production of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland) was “The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil.” The “ceilidh play”, as writer John McGrath styled it, is presented in the BBC's 1974 "Play for Today" production to a live audience intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags. Restored in high definition from the original film masters held in the BBC Archives.
DIRECTOR: John Mackenzie; WRITER: John McGrath
ACTORS: John Bett, David MacLennan, Elizabeth MacLennan, Dolina MacLennan, Timothy Martin, Bill Paterson, Alex Norton and Allan Ross
SPECIAL FEATURES: Subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing;
24 page illustrated booklet including Gaelic lyrics with English translations
BBFC CERTIFICATE: 15: strong injury detail
FORMAT: Blu-ray Region B and DVD Region 2 | Aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Colour
BLU-RAY ENCODING: Video: 1080p AVC MPEG4 | Audio: LPCM stereo lossless
DVD ENCODING: Video PAL MPEG2 PsF | Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
BBC TELEVISION BROADCAST: "Play for Today" June 6th 1974
DUAL FORMAT RELEASE DATE: May 29th 2017
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 93 mins