Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World (2010)
Жанр : документальный, история
Время выполнения : 2Ч 0М
Директор : Ric Burns
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Examine the American whaling industry from its 17th-century origins in drift and shore whaling off the coast of New England and Cape Cod, through the golden age of deep ocean whaling, the tragedy of the Essex, and the career of Moby Dick's Herman Melville, and on to its demise in the decades following the American Civil War.
Невероятная, но реальная история пути к званию чемпиона мира боксера Микки Уорда по кличке «Ирландец». Восхождение Уорда было похоже на восхождение легендарного Рокки. Парень из народа, между боями он трудился на дорожных работах. Пережив череду неудач и поражений, Микки сумел снова вернуться на ринг, когда его тренером стал сводный брат Дикки Эклунд, бывший боксер, карьера которого оборвалась из-за пристрастия к кокаину. Помощь брата, любовь официантки Шарлин, забота матери и несгибаемая воля к победе позволили Уорду взойти на мировой пьедестал…
В 1819 году американский корабль «Эссекс» с командой из двух десятков человек на борту отправился из порта в штате Массачусетс на китобойный промысел. Осенью 1820-го успешная на протяжении полутора лет охота была прервана атакой гигантского кашалота на судно, в результате чего морякам пришлось пересесть в шлюпки. В течение трёх с лишним месяцев они боролись за выживание посреди океана…
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