When the Whales Came (1989)
When the Whales Came
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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Paul Scofield
as The Birdman
as The Birdman
David Threlfall
as Jack Jenkins
as Jack Jenkins
Helen Mirren
as Clemmie Jenkins
as Clemmie Jenkins
Helen Pearce
as Gracie Jenkins
as Gracie Jenkins
Max Rennie
as Daniel Pender
as Daniel Pender
David Suchet
as Will
as Will
Jeremy Kemp
as Mr. Wellbeloved
as Mr. Wellbeloved
John Hallam
as Treve Pender
as Treve Pender
Barbara Ewing
as Mary Pender
as Mary Pender
Dexter Fletcher
as Big Tim
as Big Tim
Nicholas Jones
as Vicar
as Vicar
Joanna Bartholemew
as Miss Tregarthen
as Miss Tregarthen
Barbara Jefford
as Auntie Mildred
as Auntie Mildred
Fergus Rees
as The Birdman as a Boy
as The Birdman as a Boy
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Clive Rees
Director
Director
Michael Morpurgo
Novel
Novel
Michael Morpurgo
Screenplay
Screenplay
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Producer
Christopher Gunning
Music
Music
Robert Paynter
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Lindy Hemming
Costume Design
Costume Design
