When the Whales Came

Mar 28, 1989

1h 40m

★ 6.4

A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

American Continental Corp.

Golden Swan

ITV Central

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Cast

The Birdman

Paul Scofield

Jack Jenkins

David Threlfall

Clemmie Jenkins

Helen Mirren

Gracie Jenkins

Helen Pearce

Daniel Pender

Max Rennie

Will

David Suchet

Mr. Wellbeloved

Jeremy Kemp

Treve Pender

John Hallam

Mary Pender

Barbara Ewing

Big Tim

Dexter Fletcher

Vicar

Nicholas Jones

Miss Tregarthen

Joanna Bartholemew

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