CinemaOSMovie · 1974 · 0h 49m

In Search of the Bowhead Whale

90%(1)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byBill Mason

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 49m
Language
EN
Released
May 1, 1974
Studios
ONF | NFB

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Bill Mason

Bill Mason

Self

Scott McVay

Scott McVay

Self

Jim Quakenbush

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Bill Mason
Bill Mason
Written by
Bill Mason
Bill Mason
Produced by
Bill Brind

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