Whaler out of New Bedford

Pictures made from an 1800-foot panorama painted in 1848 and authentic songs of the period sung and played by Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacCall are used in portraying a whaling voyage around the world. Includes views of New Bedford, Mass., the Azores, Hawaii, Tahiti, the Alaskan whaling grounds, the Horn, and the harbors of Typee and Rio.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

24 minutes

Year:

1961

Director:

Francis Thompson

Cast:
Crew:
Francis Thompson

Director

Adam Giffard

Writer

Ewan MacColl

Music

A. L. Lloyd

Music

Peggy Seeger

Music