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When the Whales Came(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-03-28
64%
15 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
American Continental Corp.
Golden Swan
Movie: When the Whales Came
Top 10 Billed Cast
Paul Scofield
The Birdman
David Threlfall
Jack Jenkins
Helen Mirren
Clemmie Jenkins
David Suchet
Will
Jeremy Kemp
Mr. Wellbeloved
John Hallam
Treve Pender
Barbara Ewing
Mary Pender
Dexter Fletcher
Big Tim
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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.
Release Date
1989-03-28
Average
6.4
Rating:
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A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.
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