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Winter Sealing at La Tabatière

1963 29 min
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Life in a north-shore village where everybody's name is Robertson and where everyone hunts for seal. In December the seals come in great herds from Greenland, and for two weeks in this peaceful village it's all hands to the lines.

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Life in a north-shore village where everybody's name is Robertson and where everyone hunts for seal. In December the seals come in great herds from Greenland, and for two weeks in this peaceful village it's all hands to the lines.

  • director
    René Bonnière
    Pierre Perrault
  • text
    Pierre Perrault
  • English text
    Judith Crawley
  • camera
    Allan Grayston
    Ken Campbell
  • sound
    Tony Betts
    David Howells
  • sound editing
    Barrie Howells
  • narrator
    Lloyd Bochner
  • music
    Larry Crosley

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