The whale, a BBC/Discovery co-production ; [director, Alrick Riley]
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The whale, a BBC/Discovery co-production ; [director, Alrick Riley]
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The whale
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
a BBC/Discovery co-production ; [director, Alrick Riley]
Runtime
87
Summary
On November 20, 1820, in the Southeast Pacific, an enormous 85-foot sperm whale rammed and sank Nantucket whale ship The Essex and set its crew adrift more than a thousand miles from land. Only eight members of the young crew survived starvation, thirst and exposure, rescued at last by British whale ships three months later
Technique
live action
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Subject
Content
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