An orphan wreaks havoc on a remote Scottish island when she causes an age-old feud to be reignited.
Cinematography
Mull of Kintyre locations shot like a fever dream
Acting
Will Fyffe's patriarch simmers with ancient grievance
Director
David MacDonald
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on the real Isle of Mull during postwar fuel shortages, cast and crew reportedly lived in basic conditions that added to the film's raw atmosphere.
Patricia Roc was Britain's biggest female star in 1947; her casting here was The Archers-adjacent producer Sydney Box attempting to replicate Powell & Pressburger's magic with half the budget and none of the poetry.
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