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In Search of the Bowhead Whale

May 1, 1974 · 49m
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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.

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CAST

Bill Mason
Self
Scott McVay
Self
Jim Quakenbush
Self
Directed by Bill Mason

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
ONF | NFB
Country
US

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