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Oct 20, 1989 · A 1989 drama film based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo, starring Paul Scofield and Helen Mirren. It tells the story of a mysterious old man who warns the islanders not to harm the stranded narwhales, and the consequences of ignoring his advice.
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- Drama
- Clive Rees
- 1989-10-20
When the Whales Came is a 1989 British drama film directed by Clive Rees and starring Helen Mirren, Paul Scofield, David Suchet, Barbara Jefford, David Threlfall, John Hallam, Barbara Ewing, and Jeremy Kemp. It is based on the 1985 children's book Why the Whales Came written by Michael Morpurgo.
- Michael Morpurgo
- 1985
Roger Ebert pans this movie as a simpleminded and morose parable about the fate of the Earth and the whales. He criticizes its predictable plot, its irrelevant war story, and its dull and dreary tone.
A 2000 British film about a boy and an old man who try to save a narwhal from a curse in 1914. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, with some praising the performances and the story, and others criticizing the tone and the ending.
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- Clive Rees
- PG
- Paul Scofield
A film adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel about a secret of an island and the whales who visit it. The film follows the story of two children and an old man during WWI and their encounters with the whales.
Details. Cast and Crew. 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 narwhales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.
When the Whales Came is a 1989 British drama film directed by Clive Rees and starring Helen Mirren, Paul Scofield, David Suchet, Barbara Jefford, David Threlfall, John Hallam, Barbara Ewing, and Jeremy Kemp. It is based on the 1985 children's book Why the Whales Came written by Michael Morpurgo.
