Plot:
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, World War I is making life hard in the village.
Type: movie (PG)
Original Title: When the Whales Came
Directors: Clive Rees
Actors: Paul Scofield, David Threlfall, Helen Mirren
Genres: Drama
Runtime: 1h 40m (6000s)
Rating: 6.1 (455)
Released on: October 20, 1989 (United States)
Origins: United Kingdom
Filming Locations: St Martin’s, Isles of Scilly, England, UK