In Search of the Bowhead Whale
1974, English. Directed by Bill Mason.
This adventure film features Scott McVay, an authority on whales, and filmmaker Bill Mason. The objective was to film the bowhead, a magnificent inhabitant of the cold Arctic seas brought to the edge of extinction by overfishing. With helicopter and Inuit guide, aqualungs and underwater cameras, the expedition searches out and meets the bowhead and beluga.
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- 0h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 May 1974
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Bill Mason
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In Search of the Bowhead Whale runs 49 minutes (0h 49m).
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In Search of the Bowhead Whale isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 1974. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed In Search of the Bowhead Whale?
In Search of the Bowhead Whale (1974) was directed by Bill Mason and stars Bill Mason, Scott McVay, Jim Quakenbush.