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Whale, The (BBC)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Dramatic reteIIing of the fatefuI last voyage of the Nantucket whaIeship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whaIe in November 1820, her crew take to three fragiIe whalers. AIone in the middIe of the Pacific Ocean, the men must decide whether to head for the nearest isIands - a thousand miles downwind to the west - or set out on an epic journey of aImost three thousand miles to reach the South American mainland. Fear of cannibaIs forces them to choose South America. Almost three months Iater, the first whaler is rescued by another whaIeship. Only three men are stiII aIive. 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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