About the film
beach island hermit whale cornwall, england based on children's book 1910s puffin
When the Whales Came
Release Date: March 28, 1989
| Year | : | 1989 |
| Slogan | : | «A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | American Continental Corp., Golden Swan, ITV Central |
| Director | : | Clive Rees |
| Producers | : | Simon Channing Williams |
| Writers | : | Michael Morpurgo, Michael Morpurgo |
| RunTime | : | 100 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Paul Scofield
Character : The Birdman
David Threlfall
Character : Jack Jenkins
Helen Mirren
Character : Clemmie Jenkins
Helen Pearce
Character : Gracie Jenkins
Max Rennie
Character : Daniel Pender
David Suchet
Character : Will
Jeremy Kemp
Character : Mr. Wellbeloved
John Hallam
Character : Treve Pender
Barbara Ewing
Character : Mary Pender
Dexter Fletcher
Character : Big Tim
Nicholas Jones
Character : Vicar
Joanna Bartholemew
Character : Miss Tregarthen
Barbara Jefford
Character : Auntie Mildred
Fergus Rees
Character : The Birdman as a Boy
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