TMDb Rating
6.3/10
16 verified votes
When the Whales Came (1989)
Drama
100 min
"A story so enchanting you'll wish it were real."
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
DramaClive ReesPaul ScofieldDavid Threlfall1989
Director
Clive Rees
Top Cast
Paul ScofieldDavid ThrelfallHelen MirrenHelen PearceMax Rennie
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