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Winter Sealing at La Tabatière

René Bonnière & Pierre Perrault

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.

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Fishing and Hunting Industries

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Credits

• 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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