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Whaler out of New Bedford 1962
Genre: Documentary
Director: Francis Thompson
Writer: Adam Giffard
Released: 1961-01-01
Runtime: 24 min.
Language: English
Country: United States
Pictures made from an 1800-foot panorama painted in 1848 and authentic songs of the period sung and played by Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacCall are used in portraying a whaling voyage around the world. Includes views of New Bedford, Mass., the Azores, Hawaii, Tahiti, the Alaskan whaling grounds, the Horn, and the harbors of Typee and Rio.
