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Catalogue Number: NFB521588
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Rex Tasker
Directors: Hector Lemieux
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Documentary, Social Studies, World History
Language: French
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1966
Running Time: 15:16
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La flottille blanche - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB521588
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Rex Tasker
Directors: Hector Lemieux
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Documentary, Social Studies, World History
Language: French
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1966
Running Time: 15:16
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Sailing ships on an open sea make an attractive sight, all the more to be valued because of their rarity. This film shows one of the Portuguese schooners that fished the Grand Banks off Newfoundland. From the moment the townsfolk turn out for the blessing of the ship and crew, to the time when the ship turns homeward with the season's catch--leaving one crewman in a Newfoundland grave--this film holds the viewer's attention on an ancient calling that will soon disappear.