When the Whales Came (1989)
- NR
 - 03/28/1989 (IT)
 - Drama
 - 1h 40m
 
A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.
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.
Clive Rees
DirectorMichael Morpurgo
Novel, ScreenplayCast
    Paul Scofield
The Birdman
    David Threlfall
Jack Jenkins
    Helen Mirren
Clemmie JenkinsHelen Pearce
Gracie JenkinsMax Rennie
Daniel Pender
    David Suchet
Will
    Jeremy Kemp
Mr. Wellbeloved