Movie Description
In Search of the Bowhead Whale
(1974)Overview
This adventure film features Scott McVay, an authority on whales, and filmmaker Bill Mason. The objective was to film the bowhead, a magnificent inhabitant of the cold Arctic seas brought to the edge of extinction by overfishing. With helicopter and Inuit guide, aqualungs and underwater cameras, the expedition searches out and meets the bowhead and beluga.
Featured Crew
- Director : Bill Mason
- Producer : Bill Brind
- Writer : Bill Mason
- Editor : Bill Mason
- Cast : Bill Mason,Scott McVay,Jim Quakenbush
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleIn Search of the Bowhead Whale
Status Released
Release Information
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1974-05-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 49m
Production CompaniesONF | NFB
Genres
- Documentary


























