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1989

When the Whales Came

Directed by Clive Rees
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.

Duration

1h 40m

Released

March 28, 1989

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6.3

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Cast14

  • Paul Scofield
  • David Threlfall
  • Helen Mirren
  • Helen Pearce
  • Max Rennie
  • David Suchet
  • Jeremy Kemp
  • John Hallam
  • Barbara Ewing

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