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When the Whales Came

64 %|Mar 28, 1989|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Michael Morpurgo
Novel
Clive Rees
Director
Michael Morpurgo
Screenplay
Robert Paynter
Director of Photography
Lindy Hemming
Costume Design
Christopher Gunning
Music
Simon Channing Williams
Producer

Cast

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Paul Scofield
The Birdman
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David Threlfall
Jack Jenkins
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Helen Mirren
Clemmie Jenkins
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Helen Pearce
Gracie Jenkins
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Max Rennie
Daniel Pender
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Jeremy Kemp
Mr. Wellbeloved
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John Hallam
Treve Pender
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Barbara Ewing
Mary Pender
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Joanna Bartholemew
Miss Tregarthen
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Barbara Jefford
Auntie Mildred
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Fergus Rees
The Birdman as a Boy