Drama · United Kingdom · 1989 · 1h 40m

When the Whales Came

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Director
Clive Rees
Cast
Paul Scofield as The Birdman David Threlfall as Jack Jenkins Helen Mirren as Clemmie Jenkins Helen Pearce as Gracie Jenkins Max Rennie as Daniel Pender David Suchet as Will
Crew
Robert Paynter — Director of Photography Michael Morpurgo — Screenplay Michael Morpurgo — Novel Simon Channing Williams — Producer Lindy Hemming — Costume Design
Tagline

A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
hermitislandbeachwhalecornwall, englandbased on children's book1910spuffin
Key Collaborators
Clive Rees Director Robert Paynter Director of Photography Michael Morpurgo Screenplay Michael Morpurgo Novel Simon Channing Williams Producer Lindy Hemming Costume Design
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