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When the Whales Came

19896.4 / 10100 min
Drama

Overview

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

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

Paul Scofield

The Birdman

David Threlfall

David Threlfall

Jack Jenkins

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Clemmie Jenkins

Helen Pearce

Helen Pearce

Gracie Jenkins

Max Rennie

Max Rennie

Daniel Pender

David Suchet

David Suchet

Will

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Mr. Wellbeloved

John Hallam

John Hallam

Treve Pender

Barbara Ewing

Barbara Ewing

Mary Pender

Dexter Fletcher

Dexter Fletcher

Big Tim

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

Vicar

Joanna Bartholemew

Joanna Bartholemew

Miss Tregarthen

Barbara Jefford

Barbara Jefford

Auntie Mildred

Fergus Rees

Fergus Rees

The Birdman as a Boy

Crew

Clive Rees

Clive Rees

Director

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo

Novel

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo

Screenplay

Simon Channing Williams

Simon Channing Williams

Producer

Christopher Gunning

Christopher Gunning

Music

Robert Paynter

Robert Paynter

Director of Photography

Lindy Hemming

Lindy Hemming

Costume Design