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

Oscar Egede-Nissen

Hauk Aabel

Karl Holter

Artur Rolén

Erik 'Bullen' Berglund

Arthur Barking

Georg Løkkeberg

Lilleba Bouchette

Torsten Hillberg

Johan Hauge

Carl-Gunnar Wingård

Titus Vibe-Müller

Gunnar Höglund

Arthur Fischer

Magnus Kesster

Richard Lund

Crew

Tancred Ibsen

Anders Henrikson

Julius Jaenzon

Weyler Hildebrand

Torsten Lundqvist

Martin Bodin

Oscar Rosander

Bengt Runsten

Alf Nordenström

Arne Åkermark

Per-Olof Pettersson

Stellan Claësson

Bengt Palm

Gaston Cornelius