image

When the Whales Came

A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.

3.2

image
Duration100 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateMar 28, 1989

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.

Genres

  • Drama

Casts

Paul Scofield

Paul Scofield

The Birdman

David Threlfall

David Threlfall

Jack Jenkins

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Clemmie Jenkins

Helen Pearce

Gracie Jenkins

Max Rennie

Daniel Pender

David Suchet

David Suchet

Will

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Mr. Wellbeloved

John Hallam

John Hallam

Treve Pender

Barbara Ewing

Barbara Ewing

Mary Pender

Dexter Fletcher

Dexter Fletcher

Big Tim

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

Vicar

Joanna Bartholemew

Miss Tregarthen

Barbara Jefford

Barbara Jefford

Auntie Mildred

Fergus Rees

The Birdman as a Boy