From the lower St. Lawrence, a picture of whale hunting that looks more like a round-up, with a corral, whale-boys and all. In 1534, when he stopped at the island he named l'Île-aux-Coudres, Jacques Cartier saw how the Indians captured the little white beluga whales by setting a fence of saplings into off-shore mud. In the film, the islanders show that the old method still works, thanks to the trusting 'sea-pigs,' the same old tide, and a little magic.
Credits
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directorPierre PerraultBernard GosselinMichel Brault
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producerJacques BobetGuy L. Coté
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cameraAlain DostieGilles Blais
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soundClaude PelletierSerge BeaucheminSidney Pearson
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animationClorinda WarnyCo Hoedeman
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musicAimé GagnonRaymond GagnonJean-Baptiste Gagnon
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