A Whale of a Business

About

Examines the money, power, and politics of the captive marine mammal industry through the story of Keiko, the killer whale star of Hollywood's Free Willy. The film traces Keiko's fourteen years in captivity, examines the capture, transport, and treatment of marine mammals, and explores the human understanding of and relationship with these large creatures.

1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : 1/2 in

Originally broadcast as an episode of Frontline

Closed captioning for the hearing impaired

"FROL-605."

"WGBH Educational Foundation, c1997."

Editors, Robert Dalva, Steve Audette ; camera, John Griffin, Colin Allison, Bill McMillin ; series music, Mason Daring, Martin Brody ; story editor, Karen O'Connor ; series editor, Marie Campbell ; executive producer, Michael Sullivan ; senior executive producer, David Fanning

Narrator, Linden MacIntyre

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Archive

Internet Archive, in The VHS Vault

Licence or status

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Credit

Neil Docherty, Renata Simone, Linden MacIntyre, Robert Dalva, Steve Audette, John Griffin, Colin Allison, Bill McMillan, Mason Daring, Martin Brody 1949-, PBS Video.

Language

English

Subtitles

English (automatic)

Who can watch

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