In Search of the Bowhead Whale (1974)
- Documentary
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.
- Rating
- 9 / 10 (1 votes)
- Release date
- May 1, 1974
- Runtime
- 49m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Bill Mason
- Status
- Released
Top cast
Bill MasonSelf
Scott McVaySelfJim QuakenbushSelf
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