When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came (1989)

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

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1989-03-28
  • User Rating: 6.4/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: American Continental Corp.
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Clive Rees
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From 13 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Paul Scofield

    as The Birdman

  • David Threlfall

    as Jack Jenkins

  • Helen Mirren

    as Clemmie Jenkins

  • Helen Pearce

    as Gracie Jenkins

  • Max Rennie

    as Daniel Pender

  • David Suchet

    as Will

  • Jeremy Kemp

    as Mr. Wellbeloved

  • John Hallam

    as Treve Pender

  • Barbara Ewing

    as Mary Pender

  • Dexter Fletcher

    as Big Tim

  • Nicholas Jones

    as Vicar

  • Joanna Bartholemew

    as Miss Tregarthen

  • Barbara Jefford

    as Auntie Mildred

  • Fergus Rees

    as The Birdman as a Boy
Directing Clive Rees Director
Writing Michael Morpurgo Novel
Writing Michael Morpurgo Screenplay
Production Simon Channing Williams Producer
Sound Christopher Gunning Music
Camera Robert Paynter Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Lindy Hemming Costume Design

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