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When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came (1989)

Drama | 100 minutes
3,00 1 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 100 minuten

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Clive Rees

Stars: Paul Scofield, Helen Mirren and David Suchet

IMDb score: 6,1 (484)

Releasedate: 28 March 1989

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When the Whales Came plot

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

In 1844 the inhabitants of the island of Samsom left the island en masse, never to return. This was attributed to a curse that ruled the island. Seventeen years later, two children on the neighboring island of Bryher meet a strange old man. They call him 'Birdman'. Then a narwhal (whale) washes ashore and according to Birdman this means that the island of Bryher is now also cursed.

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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

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