In Search of the Bowhead Whale

In Search of the Bowhead Whale

1974
49min

This adventure film features Scott McVay, an authority on whales, and filmmaker Bill Mason. The objective was to film the bowhead, a magnificent inhabitant of the cold Arctic seas brought to the edge of extinction by overfishing. With helicopter and Inuit guide, aqualungs and underwater cameras, the expedition searches out and meets the bowhead and beluga.

In Search of the Bowhead Whale

Storyline

This adventure film features Scott McVay, an authority on whales, and filmmaker Bill Mason. The objective was to film the bowhead, a magnificent inhabitant of the cold Arctic seas brought to the edge of extinction by overfishing. With helicopter and Inuit guide, aqualungs and underwater cameras, the expedition searches out and meets the bowhead and beluga.
    Released
    May 1974
    Runtime
    49min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    ONF | NFB
Cast