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When the Whales Came (1989)
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20 October 1989 (USA) morePlot:
A pair of children befriend an accentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins moreUser Comments:
Glorious, Indeed... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Paul Scofield | ... | The Birdman |
 | David Threlfall | ... | Jack Jenkins |
 | Helen Mirren | ... | Clemmie Jenkins |
| Helen Pearce | ... | Gracie Jenkins |
| Max Rennie | ... | Daniel Pender |
| Jeremy Kemp | ... | Mr. Wellbeloved |
| John Hallam | ... | Treve Pender |
| Barbara Ewing | ... | Mary Pender |
 | Dexter Fletcher | ... | Big Tim |
| Nicholas Jones | ... | Vicar |
| Joanna Bartholemew | ... | Miss Tregarthen |
| Barbara Jefford | ... | Auntie Mildred |
| Irene Wilson | ... | Molly Woodcock |
| Fergus Rees | ... | The Birdman as a Boy |
| Kerra Spowart | ... | Margaret Pender |
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I've often thought the British TV audience is the most privileged on earth...they get programming that would make up most of our movie award season. We can take for granted a level of excellence of performance and execution that is unmatched anywhere.
When the Whales Came is a fable, certainly...but I think the message is that we need to care for the creatures of the earth, or we will be cursed for our cruelty and exploitation...The whales here are all creatures, and the curse is only lifted when humans do the right thing to protect them.
Here we have startlingly beautiful landscapes, ecstatic music, and people that are poor and struggling for survival...Indulgence in wonder at the natural world is considered eccentric and childish - until the old man and the children show the villagers the way. We might follow as well.