The Whale (2013 film)
| The Whale | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Terry Cafolla |
| Directed by | Alrick Riley |
| Theme music composer | Debbie Wiseman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mick Kaczorowski(Animal Planet) |
| Producer | Mike Dormer |
| Cinematography | David Raedeker |
| Editor | James Hughes |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Budget | £2,213,684 |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One BBC One HD |
| Release | 22 December 2013 |
The Whale is a British television film that was first broadcast on BBC One on 22 December 2013. Terry Cafolla wrote the film about the Essex incident in 1820, which also formed the basis of Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. The Whale was also broadcast on Animal Planet in the United States during the summer of 2014.