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.
| Title | When the Whales Came |
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| Year | 1989 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Studio | American Continental Corp., Golden Swan, ITV Central |
| Cast | 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) |
| Keyword | hermit, island, beach, whale, cornwall, england, based on children's book, 1910s, puffin |
| Release | Mar 28, 1989 |
| Runtime | 100 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.39 / 10 by 14 users |
| Popularity | 3 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | English |
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