When the Whales Came
19891h 40m6.4
Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- United Kingdom
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in United Kingdom, Ireland.
Details
- Director
- Clive Rees
- Writing
- Michael Morpurgo
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Mar 28, 1989
- Studio
- American Continental Corp., Golden Swan
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
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