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.
Michael Morpurgo
Novel, ScreenplayClive Rees
DirectorCast
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
