Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
1963 · 1h 46m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Michel Brault
,
Marcel Carrière
,
Pierre Perrault
Overview
At the instigation of the filmmakers, the young men of the Ile-aux-Coudres in the middle of the St-Lawrence River try as a memorial to their ancestors to revive the fishing of the belugas interrupted in 1924.
Director and cast
- Michel Brault Director
- Marcel Carrière Director
- Pierre Perrault Director
- Léopold Tremblay as Marchand and president of the new beluga fishing co.
- Alexis Tremblay as Cultivateur et politicien
- Abel Harvey as Capitaine et maître de pêche
- Louis Harvey as Farmer and Church Cantor
- Joachim Harvey as Captain of the North Island
- Stanley Jackson as Narrator
- Marie Tremblay as Self (uncredited)
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