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When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came

Clive Rees

1989

  • Drama
6.4

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.

Cast & crew

  • Clive ReesDirector
  • Paul ScofieldThe Birdman
  • David ThrelfallJack Jenkins
  • Helen MirrenClemmie Jenkins
  • Helen PearceGracie Jenkins
  • Max RennieDaniel Pender
  • David SuchetWill
  • Jeremy KempMr. Wellbeloved
  • John HallamTreve Pender

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