When the Whales Came (1989)

When the Whales Came (1989)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1989-03-28 United Kingdom 100 Min. PG-13
6.4 15 votes
Drama

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.

Cast

Paul Scofield is The Birdman
The Birdman
David Threlfall is Jack Jenkins
Jack Jenkins
Helen Mirren is Clemmie Jenkins
Clemmie Jenkins
Helen Pearce is Gracie Jenkins
Gracie Jenkins
Max Rennie is Daniel Pender
Daniel Pender
David Suchet is Will
Will
Jeremy Kemp is Mr. Wellbeloved
Mr. Wellbeloved
John Hallam is Treve Pender
Treve Pender
Barbara Ewing is Mary Pender
Mary Pender
Dexter Fletcher is Big Tim
Big Tim
Nicholas Jones is Vicar
Vicar
Joanna Bartholemew is Miss Tregarthen
Miss Tregarthen
Barbara Jefford is Auntie Mildred
Auntie Mildred
Fergus Rees is The Birdman as a Boy
The Birdman as a Boy

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