| When the Whales Came | |
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| Directed by | Clive Rees |
| Written by | Michael Morpurgo (novel and screenplay) |
| Produced by | Simon Channing-Williams |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robert Paynter |
| Edited by | Andrew Boulton |
| Music by | Christopher Gunning |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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.[1] 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". Variety. 31 December 1988. Retrieved 13 August 2019.