Whale Fishing

March. 30,1909      
Rating:
4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A whale is hunted in the southern hemisphere by the crew of a sailing ship: it is harpooned twice, using a cannon, and taken back to the shore. In the second part, the whale is butchered at a whaling station. A lady with a parasol looks on, while in the background are the sailing ships used to hunt whales. These are excerpts from a 1909 film called "La Pêche à Baleine dans les mers du Sud" made by Jean Nédelec and cut down in the 1920's for the Pathé Baby home movie projector.

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Reviews

Solemplex
1909/03/30

To me, this movie is perfection.

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CommentsXp
1909/03/31

Best movie ever!

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Marva
1909/04/01

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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Janis
1909/04/02

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

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