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