Basic Info
Release: March 28, 1989
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.3/10 (16 votes)
Status: Released
When the Whales Came
1989
100 min
⭐ 6.3/10
16 votes
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.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
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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
Crew
Clive Rees
Director
Michael Morpurgo
Screenplay
Christopher Gunning
Music
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
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