When the Whales Came (1989)
1h 40m
Running Time
March 28, 1989Release Date
When the Whales Came (1989)
1h 40m
Running Time
March 28, 1989Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
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Wiki.
When the Whales Came is a 1989 British drama film directed by Clive Rees and starring Helen Mirren, Paul Scofield, David Suchet, Barbara Jefford, David Threlfall, John Hallam, Barbara Ewing, and Jeremy Kemp. It is based on the 1985 children's book Why the Whales Came written by Michael Morpurgo. The film is, like the book, set on Bryher, one of the Isles of Scilly.