Moby Dick : the true story
Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale, and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds. Later, the literature written by survivors becomes the basis for Herman Melville's novel, Moby Dick. Historical reenactment based on a notebook by the ship's cabin boy Thomas Nickerson.
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| Location | |
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| Victoria | Available |
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- Physical Description 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher Scarborough, Ont. : Koch Vision : Distributed in Canada by Koch Entertainment, [2002]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Disc label title. Digital video disc (DVD) Documentary. Originally broadcast on television in 2001. Widescreen. Chapter index inserted in container. GMD: videodisc. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Narrator, Roy Kenner. |
| Target Audience Note: | CHV rating: PG. Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | Region 1. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Public performance rights. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 19.39 |