When the Whales Came
(1989)

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

Released: 1989-03-28

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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

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David Threlfall

as Jack Jenkins

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Helen Mirren

as Clemmie Jenkins

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Helen Pearce

as Gracie Jenkins

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Max Rennie

as Daniel Pender

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Jeremy Kemp

as Mr. Wellbeloved

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John Hallam

as Treve Pender

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Barbara Jefford

as Auntie Mildred

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Fergus Rees

as The Birdman as a Boy

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