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202278 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A Devil with Harpoon

202278 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Lars "Faen" Andersen, a notorious whaler from Norway, holds the record for the highest number of whales killed in history.

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Lars "Faen" Andersen, a notorious whaler from Norway, holds the record for the highest number of whales killed in history.

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Mirko Stopardirector

Mirko Stoparwriter

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The story of Lars "Faen" Andersen, the man who killed the most number of whales in history

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