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When the Whales Came

03/28/1989

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1hr 40min

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Drama

A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.

STORY

A pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home. But it turns out that the old man knows a terrible secret about the island and the whales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Paul Scofield
  • David Threlfall
  • Helen Mirren
  • Helen Pearce
  • Max Rennie

    Director

  • Clive Rees

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • American Continental Corp.
  • Golden Swan
  • ITV Central
  • 20th Century Fox

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Paul Scofield

The Birdman

David Threlfall

Jack Jenkins

Helen Mirren

Clemmie Jenkins

Helen Pearce

Gracie Jenkins

Max Rennie

Daniel Pender

David Suchet

Will

Jeremy Kemp

Mr. Wellbeloved

John Hallam

Treve Pender

Barbara Ewing

Mary Pender

Dexter Fletcher

Big Tim

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