When the Whales Came

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.

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  • Release Date: 1989-03-28
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Director: Clive Rees

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Cast

  • Paul Scofield

    The Birdman

  • David Threlfall

    Jack Jenkins

  • Helen Mirren

    Clemmie Jenkins

  • Helen Pearce

    Gracie Jenkins

  • Max Rennie

    Daniel Pender

  • David Suchet

    Will

  • Jeremy Kemp

    Mr. Wellbeloved

  • John Hallam

    Treve Pender

  • Barbara Ewing

    Mary Pender

  • Dexter Fletcher

    Big Tim

  • Nicholas Jones

    Vicar

  • Joanna Bartholemew

    Miss Tregarthen

  • Barbara Jefford

    Auntie Mildred

  • Fergus Rees

    The Birdman as a Boy

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