When the Whales Came (1989)
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.
Director:
Clive Rees
Writer:
Michael Morpurgo
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Paul Scofield as The Birdman |
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David Threlfall as Jack Jenkins |
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Helen Mirren as Clemmie Jenkins |
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Helen Pearce as Gracie Jenkins |
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Max Rennie as Daniel Pender |
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David Suchet as Will |
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Jeremy Kemp as Mr. Wellbeloved |
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John Hallam as Treve Pender |
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Barbara Ewing as Mary Pender |
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Dexter Fletcher as Big Tim |
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Nicholas Jones as Vicar |
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Joanna Bartholemew as Miss Tregarthen |
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Barbara Jefford as Auntie Mildred |
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Fergus Rees as The Birdman as a Boy |
| Writing | Michael Morpurgo | Novel |
| Directing | Clive Rees | Director |
| Writing | Michael Morpurgo | Screenplay |
| Camera | Robert Paynter | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindy Hemming | Costume Design |
| Sound | Christopher Gunning | Music |
| Production | Simon Channing Williams | Producer |
| Camera | John Gamble | Assistant Camera |
