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The Viking

"Actually produced during the Great Newfoundland Seal Hunt and You see the REAL thing"

1931-03-05
5.167
en 70m
ActionDramaRomanceAdventure
Originally called White Thunder, American producer Varick Frissell's 1931 film was inspired by his love for the Canadian Arctic Circle. Set in a beautifully black-and-white filmed Newfoundland, it is the story of a rivalry between two seal hunters that plays out on the ice floes during a hunt. Unsatisfied with the first cut, Frissell arranged for the crew to accompany an actual Newfoundland seal hunt on The SS Viking, on which an explosion of dynamite (carried regularly at the time on Arctic ships to combat ice jams) killed many members of the crew, including Frissell. The film was renamed in honor of the dead.

Director

Varick Frissell

Director

George Melford

Story

Garnett Weston

Scenario Writer

Garnett Weston

Producer

Varick Frissell

Co-Producer

Roy P. Gates

newfoundland and labrador seal (animal) seal hunting

Status

Released

Countries

  • Canada
  • United States of America

Companies

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