Film · Documentary
Three Cheers for the Whale (1972)
★ 7.3 · 16 votes17 minDocumentary1972
Co-directed by Chris Marker and Mario Ruspoli, Three Cheers for the Whale traces humanity’s complex relationship with whales—from reverence to exploitation—culminating in a stark depiction of industrial whaling. Combining archival imagery, commentary, and documentary footage, the film offers both a historical reflection and a call for ecological awareness.
- Director
- Chris Marker, Mario Ruspoli
- Writers
- Chris Marker
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Release date
- January 1, 1972
- Original title
- Vive la baleine
Cast
- CasamayorVoix magistrale (voice)
- Valérie MayouxVoix intérieure (voice)
- LalanVoix musicale (voice)
