Whalers

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.

Main Cast

Allan Bohlin

Allan Blom

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Tutta Rolf

Sonja Jensen

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Oscar Egede-Nissen

Olav Lykke

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Hauk Aabel

Jensen Sr.

Age : 92 | Popularity : 4%

Karl Holter

Captain of Kosmos II

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Artur Rolén

Nisse

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Erik 'Bullen' Berglund

Mr. Blom

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Arthur Barking

Store-Knut

Age : 57 | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Anders Henrikson Tancred Ibsen
	Assistant Director	Titus Vibe-Müller Bengt Palm
Sound	Original Music Composer	Jules Sylvain Gunnar Johansson
	Sound	Bengt Runsten Per-Olof Pettersson Alf Nordenström Gaston Cornelius
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Arne Lundh
Camera	Director of Photography	Julius Jaenzon Martin Bodin Gunnar Fischer
Production	Production Manager	Stellan Claësson
Writing	Writer	Weyler Hildebrand Torsten Lundqvist
Editing	Editor	Oscar Rosander
Art	Production Design	Arne Åkermark
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