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When the Whales Came

Clive Rees

1989 • 1h 40m

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 wh...

When the Whales Came

Cast

Paul Scofield

Paul ScofieldThe Birdman

David Threlfall

David ThrelfallJack Jenkins

Helen Mirren

Helen MirrenClemmie Jenkins

Helen PearceGracie Jenkins

Max RennieDaniel Pender

David Suchet

David SuchetWill

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy KempMr. Wellbeloved

John Hallam

John HallamTreve Pender

Barbara Ewing

Barbara EwingMary Pender

Dexter Fletcher

Dexter FletcherBig Tim

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas JonesVicar

Joanna BartholemewMiss Tregarthen

Barbara Jefford

Barbara JeffordAuntie Mildred

Fergus ReesThe Birdman as a Boy

Crew

Michael Morpurgo

Michael MorpurgoNovel

Lindy Hemming

Lindy HemmingCostume Design

Christopher Gunning

Christopher GunningMusic

Simon Channing Williams

Simon Channing WilliamsProducer

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