Factual error: Herman Melville interviews whaling survivor Thomas Nickerson in Feb. 1850. Nickerson tells him "I heard a man from Pennsylvania drilled a hole in the ground recently and found oil." Oil was discovered in Titusville PA in 1859.
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
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Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, Benjamin Walker
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In the Heart of the Sea is an Action/Drama movie about the harrowing adventures of Essex Captain George Pollard and his first officer Owen Chase, who find themselves pursued by a feral "white whale" while during a hunt and deal with endless and oftentimes deadly calamity. It actually has some good acting, historical nautical drama, and a degree of old-fashioned charm that's appreciated.
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Old Thomas Nickerson: We were headed for the edge of sanity... like we were aberrations, phantoms. Trust gave way to doubt. Hope to superstition.
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Answer: Nickerson is told "put that between your teeth" and is given a piece of whale bone for him to bite down hard, to help him deal with the foul stench, which can cause nausea, coughing, gagging, and vomiting.
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