Product Details

• Actors: Dr. Roger Payne, Jessica Tandy
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Discovery Channel
• VHS Release Date: March 17, 1998
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304886969
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #369,435 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Who doesn't love whales? Smart, beautiful, graceful, they are the aristocratic giants of the sea, and many of us landlubbers have fallen under their spell. The Discovery Channel's documentary In the Company of Whales takes us around the world on a roving whale hunt--the kind with cameras, not harpoons! Host Dr. Roger Payne fell in love with their intricate, eerie songs years ago and has spent a lifetime researching and tracking them wherever they can be found. Follow him to Ireland, Australia, and 13 other watery locations as he wonders at their behavior and their inner lives. Watching the whales and dolphins, while exciting and fascinating, can be a bit weird, too, because more than any other animal they seem to be watching us back. Could they be naturally friendly to humans? It's hard to argue otherwise after watching In the Company of Whales. --Rob Lightner

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must see!, January 9, 1999

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This review is from: In the Company of Whales [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Anyone who is intrigued by the great whales will love this video. Roger Payne can not be applauded enough for the knowledge and understanding of these great creatures that he has contributed. There is great love and respect for these denizens expressed in this video, and an important message for the future. Five stars is not enough to praise this effort!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but a couple of things..., January 4, 2010

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Spencer Kirk-jackson (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the Company of Whales (DVD)

Good DVD with some good views on whales, and the human efforts around them (both good and bad).

Roger Payne is a good host, if a little idealistic.

Two issues though....

1) Patrick Stewart does not host this DVD, Roger Payne does, with narration by a woman who's name I can't recall right now.

2) Despite the images on the front and back of this box, there are NOT any Orcas (Killer Whales) in this DVD.

Though that this should be pointed out.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Documentory Ever!, October 16, 2010

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Brittany Anderson (Maple Valley, Washington USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: In the Company of Whales (DVD)

This is a wonderful addition to my animal collection of dvd's. I remember when this first aired on the Discovery Channel. My parents had it taped for me. But now that the vhs is wearing out, I now have it to watch and enjoy the whales and dolphins over and over again. =D

Brittany Anderson