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When the Whales Came (1989) UK / PG / 100 min
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Genre: Drama /  more »
Awards: 3 wins  more »
User Ratings: 6.2 (167 votes)  more »
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Summary: A pair of children befriend an accentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home...  more »
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Filmmakers: Clive Rees - Director, Michael Morpurgo - Writer (novel "Why the Whales Came") (screenplay), Simon Channing Williams - Producer, Geoffrey Wansell - Producer, Robert Paynter - Cinematographer, Christopher Gunning - Composer, Bruce Grimes - Production Designer, Andrew Boulton - Editor  more »
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David Threlfall ... Jack Jenkins 10,761 

 Helen Mirren ... Clemmie Jenkins 964 
Helen Pearce ... Gracie Jenkins 217,644 
Max Rennie ... Daniel Pender 936,326 
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