A Whale for the Killing (1981)

  • NR
  • 02/01/1981 (US)
  • Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie
  • 2h 25m

Nature betrayed it. Whalers wanted it. And a whole town is ready to kill it.

Overview

A conservationst, stranded with his family at a Newfoundland coastal resort, flies in the face of custom and fights an entire community to prevent a trapped whale's slaughter with only the support of his wife and one of the locals.

Lionel Chetwynd

Writer

Richard T. Heffron

Director

Cast

Peter Strauss's headshot

Peter Strauss

Charles Landon
Dee Wallace's headshot

Dee Wallace

Janet Landon
Kathryn Walker's headshot

Kathryn Walker

Dr. Linda McFarland
Bruce McGill's headshot

Bruce McGill

Glenn
Ken James's headshot

Ken James

Lorne
David Ferry's headshot

David Ferry

Johnny Goodenough
Richard Widmark's headshot

Richard Widmark

Tom Goodenough
David Hollander's headshot

David Hollander

Stevie Landon

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