The White ship

Shows one of the Portuguese schooners that still fish the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Follows the ship and its crew from the time the townsfolk turn out for the blessing, until the ship returns with the season’s catch, and leaving one crewman in a Newfoundland grave.

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Credits

producer

Rex Tasker

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Hector Lemieux

Duration

00:14:53:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1967

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011915

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Boating industry

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fishing boats

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boats and boating

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fishing boats

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Shipping

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ships

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Boats and boating

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Fishing boats

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Canada, 1967

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