Drama
When the Whales Came
"A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real."
User Score16 votes
63%6.3/10
Release1989→
Runtime1H 40M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Paul Scofield
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David Threlfall
Jack Jenkins
Helen Mirren
Clemmie Jenkins
Helen Pearce
Gracie Jenkins
Max Rennie
Daniel Pender
David Suchet
Will
Jeremy Kemp
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John Hallam
Treve Pender
Media2
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Director
Clive Rees
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Keywords
hermitislandbeachwhalecornwall, englandbased on children's book1910spuffin
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Countries:United Kingdom
Production:American Continental Corp.Golden SwanITV Central