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When the Whales Came (1989)

1989-03-28 · 1h 40m · EN
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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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Clive ReesDirector

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Paul ScofieldPaul ScofieldThe BirdmanDavid ThrelfallDavid ThrelfallJack JenkinsHelen MirrenHelen MirrenClemmie JenkinsHelen PearceHelen PearceGracie JenkinsMax RennieMax RennieDaniel PenderDavid SuchetDavid SuchetWillJeremy KempJeremy KempMr. WellbelovedJohn HallamJohn HallamTreve PenderBarbara EwingBarbara EwingMary PenderDexter FletcherDexter FletcherBig TimNicholas JonesNicholas JonesVicarJoanna BartholemewJoanna BartholemewMiss Tregarthen

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Based on children's book1910sIslandBeachHermitCornwall, englandWhalePuffin

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Children S Book · 1910s · IslandDialogue densityDramaDirector preference628050Actor preference124526 · 224701 · 154452Country preferenceGb

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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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When the Whales Came has a runtime of 100 minutes.

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