| Examine the American whaling industry from its 17th-century origins in drift and shore whaling off the coast of New England and Cape Cod, through the golden age of deep ocean whaling, the tragedy of the Essex, and the career of Moby Dick's Herman Melville, and on to its demise in the decades following the American Civil War. | |
| Release Date: | May 10, 2010 |
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| Director: | Ric Burns |
| Writer: | Ric Burns |
| Genres: | History, Documentary |
| Keywords | whaling |
| Production Companies | Steeplechase Films |
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Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Willem Dafoe | Narrator |
| Robert Sean Leonard | Herman Melville (voice) |
| Josh Hamilton | Owen Chase & Peleg Folger (voice) |
| Vincent Kartheiser | Thomas Nickerson (voice) |
| Callie Thorne | (voice) |
| Philip Bosco | (voice) |
| Name | Job |
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| Li-Shin Yu | Editor |
| Ric Burns | Director, Writer |
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