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The Whales of August is a 1987 American drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Bette Davis and Lillian Gish (in her final film appearance) as elderly sisters. Also in the cast were Ann Sothern as one of their friends, and Vincent Price as a peripheral member of the former Russian aristocracy.
- $1.3 million
- Carolyn Pfeiffer, Mike Kaplan
Aug 19, 1987 · The Whales of August: Directed by Lindsay Anderson. With Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern. Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
- Lindsay Anderson
- 66
- 2 min
Roger Ebert November 13, 1987. Tweet. Lillian Gish and Bette Davis. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The two old sisters have been at war for years, until they have become beloved enemies. Now death is near for both of them -- not today or tomorrow or perhaps even this year, but before long.
Watch The Whales of August with a subscription on Prime Video. Two elderly sisters, Libby Strong (Bette Davis) and Sarah Webber (Lillian Gish), travel to their summer house in Maine.
- (78)
- Bette Davis
- Lindsay Anderson
- Nelson Entertainment
Summaries. Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine. It's August. Like they have most summers, elderly widowed sisters Libby Strong and Sarah Webber, who live in Philadelphia, are staying together in the family's summer cottage on an island off the coast of Maine. The cottage, which now belongs to Sarah ...
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The gentle, delicate, reflective drama The Whales of August (1987) brings two film legends together on screen for the first time. Based on the play by David Berry, who scripted the screen adaptation, it is a small, intimate story about two widowed sisters spending the summer together in the vacation home owned by Sarah (Lillian Gish) but ...
The Whales of August (1987) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
