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The Whale

The Whale

(2013)

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Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to three fragile whalers. Alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the men must decide whether to head for the nearest islands - a thousand miles downwind to the west - or set out on an epic journey of almost three thousand miles to reach the South American mainland. Fear of cannibals forces them to choose South America. Almost three months later, the first whaler is rescued by another whaleship. Only three men are still alive. A week later the captain's whaler is also rescued, with just two men aboard. The third whaler is never found. This is a story of human endurance and what men in extremis will do to survive.

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  1. Director : Alrick Riley
  2. Cast : Martin Sheen,Jonas Armstrong,Paul Kaye,Adam Rayner,Jassa Ahluwalia,John Boyega,David Gyasi,Ferdinand Kingsley,Jolyon Coy,Chris Starkie,Charles Furness,André Agius,Joe Azzopardi,Macram Borg,Stephen Buhagiar,Jimi Busuttil,Graham Charles,Aklileu Gudetta,Ian Thomas Shaw,Valentin Stojanov,Bolton White

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Original TitleThe Whale

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2013-12-22

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 30m

Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01mq8zp

Production CompaniesAnimal Planet,BBC Factual Productions

Genres

  • Drama
  • History

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