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When the Whales Came is a British film of genre Drama with Paul Scofield
When the Whales Came (1989)
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Add to a movie listWhen the Whales Came is a 1989 British film, based on the 1985 children's book Why the Whales Came written by Michael Morpurgo. The film is set on the fictional British island of Scylla, while the location of the book is explicitly identified as Bryher, one of the Isles of Scilly.
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Two children named Gracie Jenkins and Daniel Pender are best friends living on the island of Bryher. They enjoy sailing wooden boats that they make off the numerous beaches, but the tide carries their favorite one across to a forbidden bay. This is the home of a local hermit nicknamed the Birdman, whom all the children are forbidden to go near and whom none of the adults trust. This is partly due to him being born on a nearby island named Samson which all locals avoid, as they say it is cursed. On stormy nights he goes over to Samson and can be seen sending lantern signals out to sea.Actors
Paul Scofield
(The Birdman)
David Threlfall
(Jack Jenkins)
Helen Mirren
(Clemmie Jenkins)
Barbara Jefford
(Auntie Mildred)
Jeremy Kemp
(Mr. Wellbeloved)
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