Director, Hector Lemieux ; photography, Hector Lemieux ; producer, Rex Tasker ; script, Rex Tasker ; sound, Claude Pelletier ; editing, John Spotton ; sound editing, Victor Merrill ; re-recording, Ron Alexander, Roger Lamoureux.

Recorded 1966.

Sailing ships on an open sea make an attractive sight, all the more to be valued because of their rarity. This film shows one of the Portuguese schooners that fished the Grand Banks off Newfoundland. From the moment the townsfolk turn out for the blessing of the ship and crew, to the time when the ship turns homeward with the season's catch--leaving one crewman in a Newfoundland grave--this film holds the viewer's attention on an ancient calling that will soon disappear.

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Medal, 1969

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).