Plot Summary

Examine the American whaling industry from its 17th-century origins in drift and shore whaling off the coast of New England and Cape Cod, through the golden age of deep ocean whaling, the tragedy of the Essex, and the career of Moby Dick's Herman Melville, and on to its demise in the decades following the American Civil War.

Movie Details

Original Title
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Status
released
Original Language
en

Where to watch free (US)

Hoopla

Production Companies

Steeplechase Films