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The North water  Cover Image DVD DVD

The North water / a See-Saw Films and Rhombus Media production for BBC and CBC ; written and directed by Andrew Haigh.

Haigh, Andrew, 1973- (film director,, screenwriter.). Ogborn, Kate, (film producer.). Kemény, Ildikó, (film producer.). Minkowski, David, (film producer.). O'Connell, Jack, 1990- (actor.). Farrell, Colin, 1976- (actor.). Spruell, Sam, (actor.). Møller, Roland, 1972- (actor.). Lamont, Gary, (actor.). McGuire, Ian. Television adaptation of (work) : North water. (Added Author). See-Saw Films, (production company.). Rhombus Media (Firm), (production company.). British Broadcasting Corporation, (production company.). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, (production company.). BBC Two (Television station : London, England), (broadcaster.). Super Channel (Canada), (broadcaster.). American Movie Classics Company, (broadcaster.). Jack O'Connell, Colin Farrell, Sam Spruell, Roland Moller, Gary Lamont. (Cast).

Summary:
Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, disgraced ex-army surgeon Patrick Sumner signs up as the ship's doctor on an ill-fated Arctic whaling expedition. Soon he's confronted by a new horror, the brutish killer Henry Drax. When Sumner and his crewmates are left stranded on the merciless Arctic wasteland, he discovers just how far he's prepared to go against the savagery of nature and man.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 225 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [London] : BBC, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from disc surface.
Originally broadcast on television by BBC Two in the United Kingdom and Super Channel Fuse in Canada in 2021. Broadcast on television in the United States on AMC+ in 2021.
Wide screen.
Based on Ian McGuire's 2016 novel of the same name.
Includes behind the scenes featurette.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc One: Episodes 1-3 -- Disc Two: Episodes 4 & 5.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jack O'Connell, Colin Farrell, Sam Spruell, Roland Moller, Gary Lamont.
Target Audience Note:
TV rating: TV-MA.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC region 1, wide screen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Subject: Whaling ships > Drama.
Serial murderers > Drama.
Survival > Arctic regions > Drama.
Arctic regions > Drama.
Genre: Television programs.
Historical television programs.
Action and adventure television programs.
Television mini-series.
Thrillers (Television programs)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 8 of 9 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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