Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick

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Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick

2003

0h 52m

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Dive into the dark waves of the Atlantic to make contact with the Giants of the Sea.

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4 members

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Christopher Lee

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Frederic Dieudonné

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Jean-Christophe Jeauffre

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Charlotte Rampling

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