

In Search of the Bowhead Whale
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.
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In Search of the Bowhead Whale
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Status
Released
Release Date
May 1, 1974
Runtime
0h 49m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
In Search of the Bowhead Whale
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Director
Bill Mason
Description
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.