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When the Whales Came

1989-03-28 | Drama
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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 The Birdman
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David Threlfall Jack Jenkins
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Helen Pearce Gracie Jenkins
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John Hallam Treve Pender

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Filmed on Scilly and aired on in 1989 here is a news report on "When The Whales Came". Unfortunately this particular segment of혻...

Filmed on Scilly and aired on in 1989 here is a news report on "When The Whales Came". Unfortunately this particular segment of혻...

ScillyMemories
A cue from Christopher Gunning's wonderful dramatic score to the 1989 film When The Whales Came.

A cue from Christopher Gunning's wonderful dramatic score to the 1989 film When The Whales Came.

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1. CBS/Fox Warning scroll 2. CBS/Fox Video logo 3. Cocoon: The Return trailer 4. Cocoon - On Video for 짙9.99 trailer 5. CBS/Fox혻...

1. CBS/Fox Warning scroll 2. CBS/Fox Video logo 3. Cocoon: The Return trailer 4. Cocoon - On Video for 짙9.99 trailer 5. CBS/Fox혻...

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Director: Lindsay Anderson Stars: Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price Genres: Drama.

Director: Lindsay Anderson Stars: Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price Genres: Drama.

Grozdanoski G
When The Whales Came DVD 짙13 When the Whales Came is a 1989 British film, based on the 1985 children's book Why the혻...

When The Whales Came DVD 짙13 When the Whales Came is a 1989 British film, based on the 1985 children's book Why the혻...

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via YouTube Capture.

via YouTube Capture.

Zak's deaf for deaf
Official video content provided by Nelson Entertainment or one of it's authorized agents. More clips, photos, and news:혻...

Official video content provided by Nelson Entertainment or one of it's authorized agents. More clips, photos, and news:혻...

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Continuing the wild adventures of Ethel Pedley's much-loved characters, Dot and The Whale takes fearless Aussie heroine Dot혻...

Continuing the wild adventures of Ethel Pedley's much-loved characters, Dot and The Whale takes fearless Aussie heroine Dot혻...

Aussie Kids TV
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home movie clips: http://j.mp/1J9zolD BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/t2YsYo Don't miss the HOTTEST혻...

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home movie clips: http://j.mp/1J9zolD BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/t2YsYo Don't miss the HOTTEST혻...

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Hello everyone! Here are the Famous Stars of Baywatch Hawaii tv series then and now 2016. Enjoy it ! Please Share & Subscribe혻...

Hello everyone! Here are the Famous Stars of Baywatch Hawaii tv series then and now 2016. Enjoy it ! Please Share & Subscribe혻...

Adriana Minadi
First Chapter of the book "Why The Whales Came", Read by Jacob Honebein for Enko Waca 8th grade classes. Special thanks to혻...

First Chapter of the book "Why The Whales Came", Read by Jacob Honebein for Enko Waca 8th grade classes. Special thanks to혻...

Reading Delight
*I do not maintain copyright and claim no rights to this video* This video is for educational and historical use only ...

*I do not maintain copyright and claim no rights to this video* This video is for educational and historical use only ...

Rando Retro Video
Multi-award-winning performer and storyteller Danyah Miller vividly brings to life another enchanting tale by Michael Morpurgo.

Multi-award-winning performer and storyteller Danyah Miller vividly brings to life another enchanting tale by Michael Morpurgo.

wizardpresents
Cute story with Lillian Gish and Bette Davis. Adorable movie.. You should check it out :)

Cute story with Lillian Gish and Bette Davis. Adorable movie.. You should check it out :)

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Surf NRG Surf Video - 1989 to 1992 Potato chip boards and 90s surfing. Derek Ho Tom Carroll Tom Curren Kelly Slater.

Surf NRG Surf Video - 1989 to 1992 Potato chip boards and 90s surfing. Derek Ho Tom Carroll Tom Curren Kelly Slater.

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The casts of When the Whales Came are Paul Scofield starring as The Birdman, David Threlfall starring as Jack Jenkins, Helen Mirren starring as Clemmie Jenkins, Helen Pearce starring as Gracie Jenkins, Max Rennie starring as Daniel Pender, David Suchet starring as Will.
The release date of When the Whales Came is March 28, 1989.
The runtime of When the Whales Came is 100 minutes.
On May 13, 2024, the IMDB rating of When the Whales Came is 6.1/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 60/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 7.0/10.
The director of When the Whales Came is Clive Rees.
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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..