When the Whales Came [173638] Released: 1989-03-28 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 100 mins Popularity: 0.7079 Vote Average: 6.4 Vote Count: 15 Overview: 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 whales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village. Cast [14] Paul ScofieldThe Birdman David ThrelfallJack Jenkins Helen MirrenClemmie Jenkins Helen PearceGracie Jenkins Max RennieDaniel Pender David SuchetWill Jeremy KempMr. Wellbeloved John HallamTreve Pender Barbara EwingMary Pender Dexter FletcherBig Tim Nicholas JonesVicar Joanna BartholemewMiss Tregarthen Barbara JeffordAuntie Mildred Fergus ReesThe Birdman as a Boy Trailers