When the Whales Came
When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came (1989)

1989-03-28

(US) •

Drama

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

6.3/10

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

When the Whales Came

Paul Scofield

The Birdman

When the Whales Came

David Threlfall

Jack Jenkins

When the Whales Came

Helen Mirren

Clemmie Jenkins

When the Whales Came

Helen Pearce

Gracie Jenkins

When the Whales Came

Max Rennie

Daniel Pender

When the Whales Came

David Suchet

Will

When the Whales Came

Jeremy Kemp

Mr. Wellbeloved

When the Whales Came

John Hallam

Treve Pender

When the Whales Came

Barbara Ewing

Mary Pender

When the Whales Came

Dexter Fletcher

Big Tim

When the Whales Came

Nicholas Jones

Vicar

When the Whales Came

Joanna Bartholemew

Miss Tregarthen

When the Whales Came

Barbara Jefford

Auntie Mildred

When the Whales Came

Fergus Rees

The Birdman as a Boy