Film
When the Whales Came
1989 · 1h 40m · Drama
A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.
- IMDb
- 6.1
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 60%
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Overview
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
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
Nicholas Jones
Vicar
Joanna Bartholemew
Miss Tregarthen
Barbara Jefford
Auntie Mildred
Fergus Rees
The Birdman as a Boy
Crew
- Clive ReesDirector
- Michael MorpurgoNovel · Screenplay
- Simon Channing WilliamsProducer
- Robert PaynterDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 28, 1989
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama
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