Project Detail

Rocket Post

Name: Rocket Post
Director: Stephen Whittaker
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008
Duration: 112mins

Synopsis

Rocket Post is a compelling comedy drama set in the stunning landscape of the Outer Hebrides. It tells the remarkable true story of an idealistic German scientist, Gerhard Zucher, who came to the islands in the 1930s to develop a rocket to transport mail between the inaccessible islands.

When Zucher arrived in this remotest corner of Scotland, he had to deal with local hostility not only to new technology, but also to Germans as during the First World War the Highlands and Islands had lost, per capita, the greatest number of soldiers in the British Isles.

In the film, matters are further complicated when the mistrusted foreigner falls in love with the beautiful local schoolteacher, Catherine MacKay.

The production was filmed on the island of Taransay (previously made famous by the BBC Reality TV show, Castaway).

Details

Year: 2008
Type of project: Features
Running time: 112mins
Director: Stephen Whittaker
Producer: Charlie Savill
Co-Producer: Charlie Savill
Screenwriter: James MacInnes, William Morrissey
Director of Photography: Richard Greatrex
Composer: Nigel Clarke, Michael Csany-Wills
Principal cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Shauna Macdonald

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ultimate Pictures

Sales Company

Kathy Morgan International

12250 Sky Lane
Los Angeles, CA 90049
USA

kathy@kmifilms.com

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