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When the Whales Came (1989)

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.

Release: 1989-03-28
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: 6.3 / 10
Cast
Paul Scofield
Paul Scofield
The Birdman
David Threlfall
David Threlfall
Jack Jenkins
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Clemmie Jenkins
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Helen Pearce
Gracie Jenkins
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Max Rennie
Daniel Pender
David Suchet
David Suchet
Will
Jeremy Kemp
Jeremy Kemp
Mr. Wellbeloved
John Hallam
John Hallam
Treve Pender
Barbara Ewing
Barbara Ewing
Mary Pender
Dexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher
Big Tim
Nicholas Jones
Nicholas Jones
Vicar
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Joanna Bartholemew
Miss Tregarthen
Barbara Jefford
Barbara Jefford
Auntie Mildred
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Fergus Rees
The Birdman as a Boy