Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Whale of a time

Hell Below Zero (1954)

Directed by Mark Robson this film based on the novel “The White South” stars Alan Ladd, Joan Tetzel and Stanley Baker. A woman suspicious about the death of her father joins the Antarctic whaling fleet she now part owns as does an American with a crush on her.

This is a fairly simple mystery film that does not take a lot to resolve but does have the odd moment of action. If you are put off by the killing of whales do not watch this film as it shows a large amount of whale killing and butchery. At times this does feel a bit like a dressed up advert for the whaling industry but there are worse ways to spend 90 minutes.


3/5

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