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In search of the bowhead whale

Canada, 1974
film

An adventure film of a whaling expedition that included Scott McVay, an authority on whales, and filmmaker Bill Mason. The objective was to find and film the ..

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Hunters of the North Pole

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Cries from the deep

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Paddle to the sea

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