Of Whales, the Moon, and Men

1h 46m
Documentary
7.4

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.

Cast

Léopold Tremblay
Merchant and President of the New Beluga Fishing Co.
Alexis Tremblay
Farmer and Politician
Abel Harvey
Captain and Fishing Master
Louis Harvey
Farmer and Church Cantor
Joachim Harvey
Captain of the North Island
Stanley Jackson
Narrator
Marie Tremblay
Self (uncredited)

Crew

Pierre Perrault
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Michel Brault
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Marcel Carrière
Director, Director of Photography
Werner Nold
Editor
Jacques Bobet
Producer
Bernard Gosselin
Assistant Camera
Pierre Lemelin
Sound Mixer, Sound
Ron Alexander
Sound Mixer, Sound
Roger Lamoureux
Sound Mixer, Sound
William E. Schevill
Sound Recordist
Jean Meunier
Music
Jean Cousineau
Music
Fernand Dansereau
Production Manager

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