The whale

On November 20, 1820, in the Southeast Pacific, an enormous 85-foot sperm whale rammed and sank Nantucket whale ship The Essex and set its crew adrift more than a thousand miles from land. Only eight members of the young crew survived starvation, thirst and exposure, rescued at last by British whale...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Corporate Author:	British Broadcasting Corporation
Other Authors:	Riley, Alrick (Director), Cafolla, Terry (Screenwriter), Dormer, Mike (Producer), Sheen, Martin (Actor), Armstrong, Jonas (Actor), Furness, Charles (Actor), Rayner, Adam (Actor), Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
Format:	Videos DVD
Language:	English
Published:	[U.S.] : BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc., [2015]
Subjects:	Sperm whale > Drama. Shipwreck survival > Drama. Whaling ships > Drama. Action and adventure films. Historical films. Made-for-TV movies. Feature films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!