When the Whales Came
A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.
1989 | 100m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Clive Rees |
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| Writer: | Michael Morpurgo |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Mar 28, 1989 |
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| Director: | Clive Rees |
| Writer: | Michael Morpurgo |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | beach, island, hermit, whale, cornwall, england, based on children's book, 1910s, puffin |
| Production Companies | ITV Central, American Continental Corp., Golden Swan |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lindy Hemming | Costume Design |
| Michael Morpurgo | Screenplay, Novel |
| Christopher Gunning | Music |
| Clive Rees | Director |
| Robert Paynter | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Simon Channing Williams | Producer |
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