When the Whales Came (1989)
A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.
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.
- Date of release
- 1989-03-28
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (17)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Clive Rees
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
When the Whales Came is a 1989 British drama film directed by Clive Rees and starring Helen Mirren, Paul Scofield, David Suchet, Barbara Jefford, David Threlfall, John Hallam, Barbara Ewing, and Jeremy Kemp. It is based on the 1985 children's book Why the Whales Came written by Michael Morpurgo. The film is, like the book, set on Bryher, one of the Isles of Scilly.
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