Whale Fishing (1909)
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Overview : A whale is hunted in the southern hemisphere by the crew of a sailing ship: it is harpooned twice, using a cannon, and taken back to the shore. In the second part, the whale is butchered at a whaling station. A lady with a parasol looks on, while in the background are the sailing ships used to hunt whales. These are excerpts from a 1909 film called "La Pêche à Baleine dans les mers du Sud" made by Jean Nédelec and cut down in the 1920's for the Pathé Baby home movie projector.
Release Date : March 30, 1909
Runtime : 6m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : Pathé Frères
Countries : France
Keywords : whaling, silent film
