Les hommes de la baleine
★ 7 · 1958 · 25m · Documentary
In a small fishermen's village in the Azores, an enormous whale is being jointed, carved and stocked. Once this task is over, the whalers ready themselves for another hunt, a fascinating but trying and dangerous experience...
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