When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came

Infobox Film | name = When the Whales Came |



caption = Theatrical release poster
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writer = Michael Morpurgo (book)
starring = Paul Scofield
David Threlfall
Helen Mirren
Helen Pearce
Max Rennie
director = Clive Rees
producer = Simon Channing-Williams
music = Christopher Gunning
cinematography = Robert Paynter
editing = Andrew Boulton | distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = August 22, 1989
runtime = 100 min.
country = UK
language = English
imdb_id = 0098638

"When 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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