Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 10, 2010

Original language

English

Production

Steeplechase Films

Cast

Robert Sean Leonard,Willem Dafoe,Philip Bosco,Josh Hamilton,Callie Thorne,Vincent Kartheiser

Director

Ric Burns

Writer

Ric Burns

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1644922