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The Whale

5.320131h 30mMovieDramaHistoryTV Movie

Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to three fragile whalers. Alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the…

DirectorAlrick Riley
WriterTerry Cafolla

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Cast · Directed by Alrick Riley

MSMartin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Tom Nickerson
JAJonas Armstrong
Jonas Armstrong
Owen Chase
PKPaul Kaye
Paul Kaye
Matthew Joy
ARAdam Rayner
Adam Rayner
Captain George Pollard
JAJassa Ahluwalia
Jassa Ahluwalia
Owen Coffin
JBJohn Boyega
John Boyega
William Bond
DGDavid Gyasi
David Gyasi
Richard Peterson
FKFerdinand Kingsley
Ferdinand Kingsley
Obed Hendricks
JCJolyon Coy
Jolyon Coy
Benjamin Lawrence
CS
Chris Starkie
Watson
CF
Charles Furness
Young Tom Nickerson
AAAndré Agius
André Agius
Essex Crew

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