A Whale for the Killing
Nature betrayed it. Whalers wanted it. And a whole town is ready to kill it.
1981 | 145m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Richard T. Heffron |
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| Writer: | Lionel Chetwynd, Farley Mowat |
| Staring: |
| A conservationst, stranded with his family at a Newfoundland coastal resort, flies in the face of custom and fights an entire community to prevent a trapped whale's slaughter with only the support of his wife and one of the locals. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 01, 1981 |
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| Director: | Richard T. Heffron |
| Writer: | Lionel Chetwynd, Farley Mowat |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure, Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, whale, newfoundland and labrador, animal rescue, conservationist |
| Production Companies | Playboy Enterprises, Beowulf Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter Strauss | Charles Landon |
| Dee Wallace | Janet Landon |
| Kathryn Walker | Dr. Linda McFarland |
| Bruce McGill | Glenn |
| Ken James | Lorne |
| David Ferry | Johnny Goodenough |
| Richard Widmark | Tom Goodenough |
| David Hollander | Stevie Landon |
| Bill Calvert | Tony Landon |
| Larry Reynolds | |
| George Merner | |
| Reuven Bar-Yotam | |
| Kent Barrett | |
| Arthur Rosenberg | |
| Tommy Sexton | |
| Colin Fox | |
| Vicki Whitten | Jeannie |
| Jack Jozefson | |
| Austin Davis | |
| Jon Baggaley | Reporter |
| Frances Bay |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Basil Poledouris | Original Music Composer |
| Bill Blackburn | Costumer |
| Robert Florio | Editor |
| Vincent Joseph Cresciman | Art Direction, Production Design |
| Bonnie Dermer | Set Decoration |
| Linda Bond | Special Props |
| Gregg Bond | Special Effects |
| Edmond L. Koons | Director of Photography |
| Michael Eliot | Editor |
| Richard T. Heffron | Director |
| Lionel Chetwynd | Writer |
| Farley Mowat | Author |
| Bernadene C. Mann | Costumer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peter Strauss | Co-Producer |
| Hugh Hefner | Executive Producer |
| Edward L. Rissien | Executive Producer |
| Don Miller | Associate Producer |
| Robert Lovenheim | Producer |
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