When the Whales Came is a 1989 British drama film directed by Clive Rees and starring Helen Mirren, Paul Scofield, David Suchet, Barbara Jefford, David Threlfall, John Hallam, Barbara Ewing, and Jeremy Kemp. It is based on the 1985 children's book Why the Whales Came written by Michael Morpurgo. The film is, like the book, set on Bryher, one of the Isles of Scilly.
When the Whales Came (1989)
Directed by Clive Rees
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Box Office
$73,131
Tags
1910s, Beach, Book, British Island Of Scylla, Bryher, Film Based On A Novel, Hermit, Island, Isles Of Scilly, Puffin, Whale
Attributes
Narrative Location: Cornwall
Alternate Titles
Cuando vuelvan las ballenas
MX, ES
Da hvalerne kom
DK
Der Fluch der Wale
DE
Kai atplaukia banginiai
LT
Kun valaat tulivat
FI
L'île aux baleines
FR
När valarna kom...
SE
O Regresso das Baleias
PT
Quando vennero le balene
IT
Salvem as Baleias
BR
When the Whales Came
GB, US