Adventure ·Drama ·Family ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1981 · 2h 25m

A Whale for the Killing

A Whale for the Killing poster
Director
Richard T. Heffron
Cast
Peter Strauss as Charles Landon Dee Wallace as Janet Landon Kathryn Walker as Dr. Linda McFarland Bruce McGill as Glenn Ken James as Lorne David Ferry as Johnny Goodenough
Crew
Edmond L. Koons — Director of Photography Robert Florio — Editor Michael Eliot — Editor Basil Poledouris — Original Music Composer Lionel Chetwynd — Writer Robert Lovenheim — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookwhalenewfoundland and labradoranimal rescueconservationist
Key Collaborators
Richard T. Heffron Director Edmond L. Koons Director of Photography Robert Florio Editor Michael Eliot Editor Basil Poledouris Original Music Composer Lionel Chetwynd Writer Robert Lovenheim Producer Vincent Joseph Cresciman Production Design
Follow the Thread

Richard T. Heffron directed A Whale for the Killing. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Richard T. Heffron's filmography → More Adventure → More Drama → More Family → More TV Movie → Edmond L. Koons's cinematography →
Agent-readable