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    A Whale for the Killing

    1981 · Drama · 2h 30m

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  1. ABC. Release. February 1, 1981. ( 1981-02-01) A Whale for the Killing is an American television film that aired on ABC on February 1, 1981. It is loosely based on a true story by environmentalist Farley Mowat, about a whale that is tortured by a fisherman. The incident happened near Burgeo, Newfoundland, while Mowat & family lived there.

    • Drama
  2. Brief Synopsis. Read More. Star and co-producer Peter Strauss is an outsider, stranded with his family in a Newfoundland coastal resort, where he flies in the face of custom and fights an entire community to prevent a trapped whale's slaughter with the support only of his wife and one of the locals, Richard Widmark. Emmy Awar.

    • Richard Heffron
    • Colin Fox
  3. A Whale for the Killing. When New Yorkers Charles (Peter Strauss) and Janet Landon (Dee Wallace) are boating with their children, a storm forces them inland to a small coastal village in ...

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    • Richard Heffron
    • Drama
    • Peter Strauss
  4. Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification. Peter Strauss. ... Charles Landon. Dee Wallace. ... Janet Landon (as Dee Wallace-Stone) Kathryn Walker.

  5. 2 hr 30 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. A disillusioned architect (Peter Strauss) is obsessed with protecting a whale trapped off the coast of Newfoundland. Richard Widmark, Dee Wallace. Tony: Bill ...

  6. Released February 1st, 1981, 'A Whale for the Killing' stars Peter Strauss, Dee Wallace, Kathryn Walker, Bruce McGill The NR movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 25 min, and received a user score of ...

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  8. Feb 1, 1981 · A Whale for the Killing NR 1981 Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie · 2h 25m A conservationst, stranded with his family at a Newfoundland coastal resort, flies in the face of custom and fights an entire community to prevent a trapped whale's slaughter with only the support of his wife and one of the locals.

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