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The Whale (2013) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Alrick Riley

Written By:
Terry Cafolla

Actors:
Charles Furness ..... Tom Nickerson
Martin Sheen ..... Tom Nickerson
Jonas Armstrong ..... Chase
Adam Rayner ..... Captain Pollard
Jolyon Coy ..... Lawrence
Jassa Ahluwalia ..... Owen Coffin
David Gyasi ..... Peterson
John Boyega ..... Bond
Ferdinand Kingsley ..... Hendricks
Paul Kaye ..... Joy
Chris Starkie ..... Watson
Andre Agius ..... Essex Crew
Joe Azzopardi ..... Essex Crew
Macram Borg ..... Essex Crew
Stephen Buhagiar ..... Essex Crew
Jimi Busuttil ..... Essex Crew
Graham Charles ..... Essex Crew
Aklileu Gudetta ..... Essex Crew
Ian Shaw ..... Essex Crew
Valentino Stojanov ..... Essex Crew
Bolton White ..... Essex Crew

Synopsis:

Dramatic retelling of the fateful last 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 fragile whalers. Alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the men must decide whether to head for the nearest islands - a thousand miles downwind to the west - or set out on an epic journey of almost three thousand miles 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. Only three men are still alive. A week later the captain's whaler is also rescued, with just two men aboard. The third whaler is never found. This is a story of human endurance and what men in extremis will do to survive.

Elderly Tom Nickerson recalls how, in 1819, he went to sea as cabin boy on the whaler 'The Essex', leaving Nantucket. Its recently promoted captain George Pollard is a kindly man, unlike first mate Owen Chase and Tom notes their mutual animosity though, inspired by tales from his grandfather, envisages life at sea as romantic. A storm and a food shortage puncture his illusions but spirits are raised when a whale is sighted and caught. However some two months later another whale attacks and sinks the ship - in what Tom believes to be an act of revenge - and the crew take to the long-boats. Chase overrules Pollard in deciding that, rather than risk cannibals on the nearby Society Islands, they make the gruelling 2,000 mile journey to Peru. Ninety days later only five of the crew are rescued, the others either dead or never found. An end-title relates what happened to Tom, Pollard and Chase in later life.

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