Whalers
Overview
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.
About Whalers (1939)
Released in 1939, Whalers is a drama film from SF Studios (Sweden). It was directed by Tancred Ibsen and Anders Henrikson and written by Weyler Hildebrand and Torsten Lundqvist. The cast is led by Allan Bohlin, Tutta Rolf, Oscar Egede-Nissen, Hauk Aabel and Karl Holter. With a runtime of 1h 20m, the film averages 8.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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