🎬 Documentary, TV Movie

Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss

1996 48m Dir. Rick Rosenthal

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Wildlife film about sperm whales, revealing the secret lives led by these often misunderstood ocean giants. Scientists all over the world are now learning about the secret lives of sperm whales, the world's largest hunters that spawned the legendy of Moby Dick. Although Mellville painted them as fearsome beasts of the sea, they are actually shy creatures, and cameraman Rick Rosenthal needed patience and persistence to film them at close quarters. They turn out to be efficient hunters with a close family network involving sophisticated and vocal social lives.

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Year
1996
Runtime
48m
Genre
Documentary, TV Movie
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎭 TV Movie 🎬 Rick Rosenthal 👤 David Attenborough
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Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss has a runtime of 48m ( and 48 minutes).
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss was directed by Rick Rosenthal and released in 1996.
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss is a Documentary, TV Movie film (1996).
The cast of Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss includes David Attenborough.

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