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  • On Top of the Whale (1982)
  • 90 min | Fantasy, Mystery
On Top of the Whale (1982)
90 min | Fantasy, Mystery
A parody of anthropology, linguistics, and cultural imperialism. The film follows an unlikely team of linguists into the wilds of an ersatz Patagonia to study the last speakers of a dying language. That language apparently consists of a ...See moreA parody of anthropology, linguistics, and cultural imperialism. The film follows an unlikely team of linguists into the wilds of an ersatz Patagonia to study the last speakers of a dying language. That language apparently consists of a single word, which therefore means everything. Written by International Film Circuit See less
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Director
Raúl Ruiz (as Raoul Ruiz)
Writer
Raúl Ruiz (as Raoul Ruiz)
Composer
Jorge Arriagada
Cinematographer
Henri Alekan
Editor
Valeria Sarmiento
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Updated Feb 4, 1982
Release date
Jun 20, 1986 (United States)

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