Director, Bill Mason ; commentary, Bill Mason ; editing, Bill Mason ; producer, William Brind ; executive producer, Colin Low ; camera, Bill Mason, Joseph MacInnis, Rick Mason ; sound, Chester Beachell ; sound editing, Ken Page ; music, Edward Kalehoff ; music editing, Donald Douglas ; music recording, Roger Lamoureux ; re-recording, Michel Descombes.

Recorded 1974.

An adventure film of a whaling expedition that included Scott McVay, an authority on whales, and filmmaker Bill Mason. The objective was to find and film the bowhead, a magnificent inhabitant of the cold Arctic seas brought to the edge of extinction by excessive commercial whaling. With helicopter and Inuit guide, aqualungs and underwater cameras, the expedition searches out and meets the bowhead and beluga.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Environment, Nature and Wildlife, 1975 Chris Award, 1976 First Award for Best Film - Category: Exploration Discovery, 1978 Highest Merit - Category: non invited 1977 films, 1978 Silver Venus Medallilon for Best Film - Category: TV Documentary, 1975 Jules Verne Award for Best Exploration Film, 1983

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