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White thunder : [the story of Varick Frissell and the Viking disaster] /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: ID0016MLS | Image EntertainmentSeries: Milestone collectionPublication details: [Place of publication not identified] : Milestone Film & Video : Distributed by Image Entertainment, ©2004.Description: 1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Story of Varick Frissell and The Viking disaster
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1998.3.F776 W495 2004
Partial contents:
The lure of the Labrador (1926) -- The swilin' racket a.k.a Great Arctic seal hunt (1928) -- The Viking (1931)
Production credits:
  • Cinematographer, Nigel Markham; editor, Terre Nash; music design and original composition, Jeff Johnston.
Narrator: Michael Jones.Summary: With backing from Hollywood's Paramount Pictures, New York filmmaker Varick Frissell set out to make the early sound feature The Viking, a record of Newfoundland's perilous seal hunt. This film tells the story, integrating footage from The Viking as well as Frissell's earlier documentaries.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD 1124 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16050122555

Subtitle from disc label.

Special features: films of Varick Frissell, outtakes from The Viking (silent); stills; Milestone press kit (DVD-ROM).

The lure of the Labrador (1926) -- The swilin' racket a.k.a Great Arctic seal hunt (1928) -- The Viking (1931)

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD, region 0, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono; dual layer format; DVD-ROM with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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