Film
A Whale for the Killing
1981 · 2h 25m · Adventure · Drama · Family
Nature betrayed it. Whalers wanted it. And a whole town is ready to kill it.
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Overview
A conservationst, stranded with his family at a Newfoundland coastal resort, flies in the face of custom and fights an entire community to prevent a trapped whale's slaughter with only the support of his wife and one of the locals.
Cast
Peter Strauss
Charles Landon
Dee Wallace
Janet Landon
Kathryn Walker
Dr. Linda McFarland
Bruce McGill
Glenn
Ken James
Lorne
David Ferry
Johnny Goodenough
Richard Widmark
Tom Goodenough
David Hollander
Stevie Landon
Bill Calvert
Tony Landon
Larry Reynolds
George Merner
Reuven Bar-Yotam
Kent Barrett
Arthur Rosenberg
Tommy Sexton
Colin Fox
Crew
- Richard T. HeffronDirector
- Lionel ChetwyndWriter
- Robert LovenheimProducer
- Hugh HefnerExecutive Producer
- Edward L. RissienExecutive Producer
- Edmond L. KoonsDirector of Photography
- Basil PoledourisOriginal Music Composer
- Michael EliotEditor
- Robert FlorioEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 1, 1981
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie
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