When the Whales Came (1989)

★ 6.3 1h 40m 16 votes IMDb
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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.

When the Whales Came

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Paul Scofield
Paul Scofield as The Birdman Died 2008 · Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK David Paul Scofield CH CBE (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was an English actor. During a seven-decade career, Scofield achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony...
David Threlfall
David Threlfall as Jack Jenkins Age 72 · Burnage, Manchester, England, UK Born in Burnage, Manchester in 1953, David Threlfall is a celebrated actor of stage, film and television. In the latter, he is perhaps best known as the feckless Frank Gallagher in Channel 4's Shamele...
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren as Clemmie Jenkins Age 80 · Hammersmith, London, England, UK Dame Helen Mirren (/ˈmɪrən/; born Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov; July 26, 1945) is an English actor. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is the only person to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting...
David Suchet
David Suchet as Will Age 80 · London, England, UK David Suchet, OBE, CBE (born 2 May 1946), is an English actor, known for his work on British television. He is recognized for his RTS- and BPG award-winning performance as Augustus Melmotte in the 200...
Jeremy Kemp
Jeremy Kemp as Mr. Wellbeloved Died 2019 · Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeremy Kemp (3 January 1935 - 19 July 2019) was an English actor. He was known for his roles in the miniseries The Winds of War, The Blue Max and Z-Cars. Kemp w...
John Hallam
John Hallam as Treve Pender Died 2006 · Lisburn, Northern Ireland United Kingdom ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   John William Francis Hallam (28 October 1941 – 14 November 2006[1]) was a Northern Irish character actor. Born John William Francis Hallam in Lisburn, North...
Director Clive Rees
Cast Paul Scofield, David Threlfall, Helen Mirren, Helen Pearce, Max Rennie, David Suchet, Jeremy Kemp, John Hallam, Barbara Ewing, Dexter Fletcher

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