When the Whales Came
When the Whales Came
★ 6.4/10•1989•1h 40m•Drama
A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.
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.
Clive Rees · Director
Michael Morpurgo · Screenplay
StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateMar 28, 1989
StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateMar 28, 1989
American Continental Corp.
Actors
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
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