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Whale, The (BBC)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Dramatic retelling of the fateful Iast voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to three fragiIe whaIers. Alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the men must decide whether to head for the nearest islands - a thousand miIes downwind to the west - or set out on an epic journey of almost three thousand miIes to reach the South American mainland. Fear of cannibals forces them to choose South America. Almost three months later, the first whaler is rescued by another whaleship. OnIy three men are still alive. A week Iater the captain's whaler is aIso rescued, with just two men aboard. The third whaler is never found. This is a story of human endurance and what men in extremis wiII do to survive. |
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