# A Whale of a Business

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

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1984
- By: Neil Docherty, Renata Simone, Linden MacIntyre, Robert Dalva, Steve Audette, John Griffin, Colin Allison, Bill McMillan, Mason Daring, Martin Brody 1949-, PBS…
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/AWhaleofaBusiness)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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