Whalers

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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.

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Creators

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Anders Henrikson

director

Tancred Ibsen

director

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Weyler Hildebrand

writer

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Torsten Lundqvist

writer

Cast

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Allan Bohlin actor

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Tutta Rolf actor Oscar Egede-Nissen actor

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Hauk Aabel actor

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Karl Holter actor

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Artur Rolén actor

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Erik 'Bullen' Berglund actor

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Arthur Barking actor

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Georg Løkkeberg actor

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Lilleba Bouchette actor

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Torsten Hillberg actor

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Johan Hauge actor

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Carl-Gunnar Wingård actor

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Titus Vibe-Müller actor

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Gunnar Höglund actor

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Arthur Fischer actor

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Magnus Kesster actor

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Richard Lund actor