When the Whales Came
"A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real."
1989
1h 40m
6.3
GB
Drama
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
American Continental Corp.
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Key Crew
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Cast
Paul Scofield
The Birdman
David Threlfall
Jack Jenkins
Helen Mirren
Clemmie Jenkins
H
Helen Pearce
Gracie Jenkins
M
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
J
Joanna Bartholemew
Miss Tregarthen
Barbara Jefford
Auntie Mildred
F
Fergus Rees
The Birdman as a Boy
