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 : 51 | Popularity : 5%

Tutta Rolf

Sonja Jensen

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Oscar Egede-Nissen

Olav Lykke

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Hauk Aabel

Jensen Sr.

Age : 92 | Popularity : 3%

Karl Holter

Captain of Kosmos II

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Artur Rolén

Nisse

Age : 77 | Popularity : 4%

Erik 'Bullen' Berglund

Mr. Blom

Age : 75 | Popularity : 3%

Arthur Barking

Store-Knut

Age : 57 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

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

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