Whalers

The Whalers (original title: Valfangare) is a filmed record of the final whaling expedition in the Arctic before the outbreak of WW2. Only partly a documentary, the film is able to accommodate a dramatic throughline, concerning the redemption of wastrelly millionaire's son Allan Blom (Allan Bohlin). Pressed into service on the expedition, Allan shows he's a true son of Scandanavia through his courageous actions on the high seas, and even wins the hand of heroine Sonja (Tutta Rolf) in the bargain. While the whaling scenes are both exciting and exhillarating, the sequence in which a whale carcass is stripped and gutted may not appeal to everyone in the audience. Originally filmed in 1939 in Swedish and Norwegian, The Whalers was helpfully fitted out with English subtitles for its 1942 American run.

Allan Bohlin

Allan Blom

Tutta Rolf

Sonja Jensen

Oscar Egede-Nissen

Olav Lykke

Hauk Aabel

Jensen Sr.

Karl Holter

Captain of Kosmos II

Artur Rolén

Nisse

Erik 'Bullen' Berglund

Mr. Blom

Arthur Barking

Store-Knut

Georg Løkkeberg

Lieutenant

Lilleba Bouchette

Solveig

Torsten Hillberg

Captain

Johan Hauge

Priest (as Karl Hauge)

Carl-Gunnar Wingård

Cook

Titus Vibe-Müller

Jensen Jr.

Gunnar Höglund

Knut

Arthur Fischer

Leif

• Anders HenriksonDirector
• Tancred IbsenDirector
• Weyler HildebrandWriter
• Torsten LundqvistWriter
• Martin BodinDirector of Photography
• Gunnar FischerDirector of Photography
• Julius JaenzonDirector of Photography
• Gunnar JohanssonOriginal Music Composer
• Jules SylvainOriginal Music Composer
• Oscar RosanderEditor

Release date

November 9, 1939

Status

Released

Original language

Swedish

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Drama