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The Whale

The Whale

2013 1h 30mDramaHistoryTV Movie

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.

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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.

The vibe

whaleshipwreckwhaling shipcabin boy19th centurynantucketsperm whale

Behind it

Alrick RileyAlrick RileyDirectorTerry CafollaScreenplayRichard FioccaComposerDebbie WisemanComposerDavid RaedekerDavid RaedekerCinematography

Cast

Martin SheenMartin SheenTom Nickerson
Jonas ArmstrongJonas ArmstrongOwen Chase
Paul KayePaul KayeMatthew Joy
Adam RaynerAdam RaynerCaptain George Pollard
Jassa AhluwaliaJassa AhluwaliaOwen Coffin
John BoyegaJohn BoyegaWilliam Bond
David GyasiDavid GyasiRichard Peterson
Ferdinand KingsleyFerdinand KingsleyObed Hendricks
Jolyon CoyJolyon CoyBenjamin Lawrence
Chris StarkieWatson
Charles FurnessYoung Tom Nickerson
André AgiusAndré AgiusEssex Crew
Joe AzzopardiJoe AzzopardiEssex Crew
Macram BorgEssex Crew
Stephen BuhagiarEssex Crew
Jimi BusuttilEssex Crew
Graham CharlesEssex Crew
Aklileu GudettaEssex Crew

Director

Alrick Riley

Writer

Terry Cafolla

Release date

22 Dec 2013

Runtime

1h 30m

Studio

Animal Planet, BBC Factual Productions

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

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