Of Whales, the Moon, and Men
1963
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Synopsis
At the instigation of the filmmakers, the young men of the Ile-aux-Coudres in the middle of the St-Lawrence River try as a memorial to their ancestors to revive the fishing of the belugas interrupted in 1924.
Of Whales, the Moon, and Men (1963) is a 1h 46min documentary feature film by Michel Brault. At the instigation of the filmmakers, the young men of the Ile-aux-Coudres in the middle of the St-Lawrence River try...
Key facts
Cast
Léopold Tremblay, Alexis Tremblay, Abel Harvey, Louis Harvey, Joachim Harvey, Stanley Jackson, Marie Tremblay
Original language
French
First release
August 4, 1963 (Canada)
Production companies
OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA, National Film Board of Canada
Setting
Quebec
Filming locations
Île aux Coudres
Crew
Screenplay
Michel Brault, Pierre Perrault
Producer
Fernand Dansereau, Jacques Bobet
Cinematography
Marcel Carrière, Michel Brault, Pierre Perrault, Bernard Gosselin
Editing
Werner Nold
Music
Jean Cousineau, Jean Meunier
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
October 13, 1987
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | Pour la suite du monde | French |
| Alternate title | For the Continuance of the World | |
| Alternate title | For Those Who Follow | |
| Alternate title | Île aux Coudres | |
| Alternate title | The Moontrap | |
| Alternate title | For those who will follow | |
| Alternate title | Of Whales, the Moon, and Men | |
| Alternate title | Of Whale, the Moon and Men | |
| Alternate title | La Pêche aux marsouins |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | August 4, 1963 |
| Theatrical | United States | November 10, 1964 |
Versions & editions
| English version | Québec | |
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | Marcel Carrière, Michel Brault, Pierre Perrault |
| Cast | Léopold Tremblay (Merchant and President of the New Beluga Fishing Co.), Alexis Tremblay (Farmer and Politician), Abel Harvey (Captain and Fishing Master), Louis Harvey (Farmer and Church Cantor), Joachim Harvey (Captain of the North Island), Stanley Jackson (Narrator), Marie Tremblay (Self (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Michel Brault, Pierre Perrault |
| Producer | Fernand Dansereau, Jacques Bobet |
| Cinematography | Marcel Carrière, Michel Brault, Pierre Perrault, Bernard Gosselin |
| Editing | Werner Nold |
| Music | Jean Cousineau, Jean Meunier |
| Sound | Marcel Carrière, Ron Alexander, Roger Lamoureux, Pierre Lemelin |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
