The Silver Darlings
Plot.
A harsh if ultimately optimistic depiction of life in the unforgiving Hebrides, that includes documentary footage to add to the sense of realism. A woman weathers the conscription of her husband, destructive storms, a son who yearns to leave the family home and an outbreak of cholera before winning the man she truly loves.
Where To Watch.
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Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Norman Williams
Tormad
Christopher Capon
Finn (Child)
Murdo Morrison
Finn (Adult)
Helen Shingler
Catrine
Clarence Elder
Director
Carl Bernard
Angus
Stanley Jay
Bo'sun
Karl Grune
Producer
Gallery.
Wiki.
The Silver Darlings is a 1947 British film about Scottish fishermen, based on a 1941 novel by Neil M. Gunn.The film is set in the early 19th century and after the highland clearances. Catrine and her family, like many other dispossessed Scots, turn their hands to Herring fishing (the so-called Silver Darlings of the title). Catrine's husband is press-ganged into the Royal Navy and dies at sea. Catrine is left widowed with a young son to raise.
After some time, Roddy proposes to Catrine, but her son Finn, now older, is very upset about the engagement and everyone is trying to avoid conscription into the Royal Navy.