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.

Genre: Drama

Stars: Paul Scofield, David Threlfall, Helen Mirren, Helen Pearce, Max Rennie, David Suchet

Crew: Michael Morpurgo (Novel), Clive Rees (Director), Michael Morpurgo (Screenplay), Robert Paynter (Director of Photography), Lindy Hemming (Costume Design), Christopher Gunning (Music)

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Studio: American Continental Corp., Golden Swan, ITV Central

Runtime: 100 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Mar 28, 1989

IMDb: 4.607

Keywords:hermit, island, beach, whale, cornwall, england, based on children's book, 1910s, puffin

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