Release Date
09 Nov, 1939
Runtime
01:20: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
The Whalers (original title: Valfangare) is a filmed record of the final whaling expedition in the Arctic before the outbreak of WW2. Only partly a documentary, the film is able to accommodate a dramatic throughline, concerning the redemption of wastrelly millionaire's son Allan Blom (Allan Bohlin). Pressed into service on the expedition, Allan shows he's a true son of Scandanavia through his courageous actions on the high seas, and even wins the hand of heroine Sonja (Tutta Rolf) in the bargain. While the whaling scenes are both exciting and exhillarating, the sequence in which a whale carcass is stripped and gutted may not appeal to everyone in the audience. Originally filmed in 1939 in Swedish and Norwegian, The Whalers was helpfully fitted out with English subtitles for its 1942 American run.
Original Title
Valfångare
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Actors
Allan Bohlin
Tutta Rolf
Artur Rolén
Erik 'Bullen' Berglund
Georg Løkkeberg
Torsten Hillberg
Carl-Gunnar Wingård
Arthur Fischer
Magnus Kesster
Richard Lund
Crew
Anders Henrikson
Tancred Ibsen
Gunnar Fischer
Arne Åkermark
Gaston Cornelius
Per-Olof Pettersson
Bengt Runsten
Weyler Hildebrand
Julius Jaenzon
Jules Sylvain